Overfishing and Fish Stock Depletion – Causes, Effects, Solutions

over fishing and fish stock depletion is threatening fish diversity and population

INTRODUCTION Overfishing: This term is defined as catching or removing fish species from oceans, lakes, rivers, or any marine ecosystem at a rate that threatens the diversity of fishes. The fish species cannot replenish over a specified time span due to overfishing and the fish population ultimately decreases. Fish Stock Depletion: This is defined as […]

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Branches of Environmental Science – Interdisciplinary Field

various branches include ecology, geography, geology

INTRODUCTION Environmental Science This field of study is defined as an interdisciplinary academic field. It combines the scientific, chemical, biological and physical information of the environment and incorporates other cultural, political, and social aspects of the environment. In a nutshell, the natural process taking place on the Earth are studied while finding solutions to impacts […]

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Top 15 Countries with Worst Environmental Degradation

developing countries are mostly listed among less EPI score

Environmental Degradation It is defined as the degradation of the Earth’s environment through anthropogenic activities. Natural catastrophic events are also responsible for environmental degradation but their contribution is far less than as compared to human activities. The environment of the Earth is degraded by over-exploitation of natural reserves, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity loss, environmental issues such […]

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Oil Spills – Causes, Effects, and Solution

marine oil spills kill biodiversity

INTRODUCTION Oil Spills: The accidental leakage/release of oil into the surrounding environment is known as oil spills. It is a form of environmental pollution. The release of petroleum hydrocarbons into the environment has environmental consequences. Oil spills occur in marine ecosystems such as oceans, coastlines, estuaries, etc. However, the incidents of oil spills happen on […]

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Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Fish from Karachi Coast

fish species can be used as bio-monitoring of polluted area

  Recent research has reported bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Fish from Karachi Coast and Rivers. Heavy Metals are being utilized in the manufacturing process of various products used at the household and commercial levels. The sources of heavy metals bioaccumulation in fish include domestic waste, industrial effluents, agriculture runoff, etc. Certain fish species along […]

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15 Easy Ways To Make Your Home Environmental Friendly/Green

solar panels, home thermostat,kitchen compost are among few ways to make your home green

INTRODUCTION If we take some time and look around, we would definitely realize that there is something wrong with our environment, our daily life routines, and our way of thinking green. factors around us that include the smoke arising from vehicles, unpredicted precipitation, increasing allergy reactions, heaps of unattended waste, etc. It is the right […]

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Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in Pakistan

EMS, QMS, ISO certification in Pakistan

INTRODUCTION EMS: It stands for Environmental Management System. This system provides a framework that is assisting organizations in achieving their environmental objectives by improving their environmental performances through continuous analysis and assessment. In simple words, it is defined as a system integrating a set of plans and processes that permit the organizations to lessen their […]

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