Introduction: While we debate over water shortages and argue about dirty pipelines, a different crisis is unfolding beneath the surface. Chemicals that quietly disrupt our hormones and health. These chemicals are known as endocrine disruptors, whichare found in everyday items around us. Plastics in food containers, pesticides, untreated industrial waste, medicines, and even personal-care products […]
Misuse Of Shared Environmental Resources By Corporations
Shared Environmental Resources: What Does It Mean? It refers to the environmental resources that do not belong to, or are owned by one specific individual, corporation or country. These are international shared natural resources present in the environment.Shared environmental resources at a national level however, may include the resources present in a specific country that […]
Opting Environmental Science in Pakistan – A Good Idea?
What is Environmental Science? First of all let us understand what exactly is the subject of Environmental Science about. Environmental Science is a multi-disciplinary subject/field in which students are taught a variety of subjects with a base in Chemistry particularly, so it is a science based degree and being a field of study that touches […]
What Are Environmental Crimes? – Types Of Common Eco-Crimes
What Is Meant By Environmental Crimes? The term “Environmental Crime” is self-explanatory. Environmental crimes are defined as illegal acts that directly and significantly harm the environment, encompassing activities that violate environmental protection laws and regulations. Unlike traditional property crimes, these offenses threaten the integrity of natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health on a potentially massive […]
Are Waste-to-Energy Plants Suitable for Gilgit Baltistan?
Introduction: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), a region of unparalleled natural beauty in the Himalayas and Karakoram, faces severe solid waste management challenges exacerbated by its unique mountainous terrain, dispersed population, and burgeoning tourism. Current waste disposal practices, primarily unscientific dumping along riverbanks and in open areas and burning waste pose significant environmental and public health risks, threatening […]
Types of Agriculture And Their Advantages And Disadvantages
Introduction: The broad term “agriculture” refers to any activities involved in cultivating plants and rearing animals to produce food and materials that humans may use and enjoy. Agriculture, which encompasses aspects of plant and animal science, is divided into various sub-fields, one of which is farming. Farming specifically entails cultivating the land and raising livestock. […]
Environmental and Health Impacts of Carbonated Drinks
Introduction: While carbonated drinks like seltzers, sodas and other water based beverages are consumed by many, it is unlikely that most people would give up their beloved carbonated beverages just for the sake of environment. It seems inconsequential but it is in fact not. This article will serve as a way to perhaps change your […]
The Great Reversal: How China Won the War on Smog
A Success Story: How other countries should follow China’s footsteps to improve their air quality and reduce air pollution. China’s rapid economic ascent, driven by heavy industry and coal consumption, led to an air quality crisis by the early 2010s, with cities frequently blanketed in crippling smog. However, over the past decade, the country has […]
Regulatory Policies On Microplastic In Baby Products
How effective are current regulatory policies in limiting microplastic content in baby products, and what new frameworks could be introduced to minimize environmental impacts? Microplastics are small plastic particles with sizes generally less than 5 mm [1]. These can form as a result of the degradation of larger plastic objects, such as plastic bags, bottles, […]
Environmental Politics and Climate Policy Critique
The Earth is no longer whispering warnings. It is screaming. In 2025, global carbon dioxide emissions have soared to a record-breaking 37.1 billion tons, defying every climate accord and summit declaration. What was once predicted is now reality, and worse. The ice melts faster, the oceans warm deeper, and the winds howl stronger. Somewhere between […]