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What is Biochar? Biochar is the word used to define the charcoal formed from the pyrolysis (thermal decomposition) of various types of organic matter but specifically biological constituents like plants or vegetation etc. The main purpose of this charcoal- biochar that is produced this way is to store it in the soil for carbon sequestration. […]
Air Pollution In Pakistan: The common and most well known definition of air pollution is that of “anything that can degrade or worsen the quality of air which in turn affects the health of the environment and general public.“ However, when we talk about it in a bit more detail, it comes to light the […]
Current Environmental Issues In Pakistan: Aside from the more common environmental issues of air pollution, water pollution, smog, illegal and improper waste dumping in numerous landfill sites, along with increasing urbanization that is readily reducing cultivation space. This results in more deforestation. The consequences of that can be felt widely on ecosystems, wildlife, habitats, flora […]
Land and Soil Pollution in Pakistan: Land/soil pollution in Pakistan is very prevalent. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has stated numerous time about the intensity and quality of land and soil in Pakistan has only continued to worsen. The Soil has a high concentration of alluvium, pesticides, chemical fertilizers and non-organic matter that cause […]
Introduction: The Margalla hills around Islamabad are also home to a significant population of Eurasian Wild Boars. These wild boars live at an elevation of up to 900 ft. Its scientific name is Sus scrofa. Aside from the Margalla hills, these wild boars are also distributed in different places in Pakistan like the Murree foothills, […]
What is meant by Bonded Labor? Bonded Labor, also known as Debt bondage is a modern day type of slavery in which individuals that have taken a debt or loan from another person- usually a landlord or someone at a position of authority are working under that said landlord to repay their debts or money […]
Endangered Indus Dolphin: The Indus River dolphin is found in the Indus river in Pakistan and one of the tributaries of Indus River- Beas River in Indian Punjab. It is one of the only 4 river species of dolphins in the world that spend its entire life in freshwater only. This species of dolphin is […]
Energy Crisis of Pakistan: Frequent loadshedding, lack of electricity for consecutive hours in many regions and still high cost of electricity and gas bills has people in the country beyond frustrated and helpless. This has been the case ever since many of us were young enough to register the familiar times electricity wouldn’t be available […]
Environmental Science Degree is very relevant for the current times we are living in. However, if you are on the fence as a student who is looking to pursue a career or degree in this field, it is important to know these things before you actually make a decision. Here is a list of 10 […]
Introduction: Tourism Agencies and businesses based in Pakistan generally offer tours to locals that flock to the Northern Regions of Pakistan in millions every year. As a result these businesses and agencies usually partner with some local restaurants and inns for profit or mutual partnership for profit by bringing an allocated number of people each […]