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What are Pesticides and what exactly is meant by Pesticide Pollution? Pesticides are basically chemicals used on crops and for other agricultural purposes in order to prevent pests and rodents from attacking or damaging the crops and various agricultural produce. There are many types of pesticides classified for different types of organisms and plants such […]
Introduction: On the list of most vulnerable countries due to climate change, the Global Climate Risk Index (2021) lists Pakistan as the 8th most vulnerable country for a long term risk due to climatic changes. As a result Pakistan is and will be suffering even more environmental challenges in the next 5 years. Top 10 […]
What is meant by ‘Rainforests’? Rainforests are the Earth’s oldest living ecosystems. They span over 70 million years of existing, particularly in the Amazon basin. They are basically forests with a high amount of rainfall year round. They are characterized by the continuous canopy of tall and mostly evergreen trees, dense vegetation that require a […]
What is meant by ‘Blue Economy’? Blue economy can be defined in the simplest of manner as all activities that benefit humans by utilizing marine and ocean resources. The ‘Blue’ in ‘Blue Economy’ comes for the blue color of the seas, oceans and other water bodies. Thus, blue economy can be defined as an economy […]
What is Rain Gardening? And What are Rain Gardens? Rain gardening is essentially making a garden for the sole purpose of harvesting, storing or utilizing and filtering of storm/rain water. Anyone can make rain gardens in their lawns or around their homes by creating a channel that ultimately leads into the garden. The channel acts […]
What is meant by Transboundary Pollution? Transboundary pollution in simple terms can be defined as the kind of pollution that transcends the boundaries of nations and countries set geographically or politically. This basically means that any pollution rising or being emitted from industries in one country can cross over into the air space of another […]
Introduction: The Undergraduate degree for Environmental Science is pretty diverse because of the vast ranges of topics and subjects it can potentially cover, however, this is also exactly why many subjects may be taught in conjunction with some other subject or maybe not at all depending on the need and application or relevancy to the […]
What is meant by ‘Diffuse Pollution’? It is also known as ‘Non-point source pollution‘. Diffuse pollution is just basically the smaller and scattered sources that can cause water pollution. It stems from air and land pollution sources and significantly effects water bodies globally. Diffuse pollution is actually indirect water pollution. Instead of having one source […]
There are a lot of possible career paths students can take after obtaining a degree in Environmental Science and the job options and scope is only set to grow in the upcoming decades. Almost all sectors and industries are set to have a job position for environmental science major due to the increasing focus and […]
Introduction: Environmental Science is a broad field with lots of options to choose from in pursuing research as well as industry jobs. However, there are two skills that every student of environmental science should possess in their skill set before or by the time they graduate. These are GIS- Geographic Information System and Statistics. Check […]