The water cycle ties together life processes and aquatic organism. Ecosystems are linked and maintained by water, it drives plant growth, it is habitat to… Read More »Abstraction and Pollution of Water Resources
From the earliest times, the areas of important global economic activity has been concentrated in the coastal zone (Sachs et. al 2000), with settlements often… Read More »Coastal and Marine Environments
Although a large number of the inhabitants are connected to the electric grid, some two billion poor people in the developing world still largely rely… Read More »Energy, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
In 1978 the UNESCO adopts a central vision of environmental education within the framework of its environmental education programme (1975–1995). In line with this goal… Read More »The Role of Educational Intervention in Environmental Action
1. Educational Intervention In accordance with the Tbilisi declaration, the ultimate objective of environmental education is for the general populace to get actively involved in… Read More »Educational Intervention and Environmental Action
Environmental education is interdisciplinary, drawing from biological, sociological, anthropological, and economic political and human resources. It is also agreed that it is the process of… Read More »The Concept of Environmental Education
Environmental education is a process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and take action to improve the environment. As a… Read More »Importance of Educational Intervention in Environmental Action
Responsible environmental uses better known as sustainable development as defined by WCED (1987), as an approach which seeks to reconcile human needs and capacity of… Read More »Responsible Environmental Uses (Sustainable Development)
Environmental education is becoming increasingly important is our lives and cities. As cities become more congested, populated, and busy, knowledge of the impact we each… Read More »Importance of Environmental Education
Hazardous wastes, when not properly managed, can threaten human, animal, and environmental health. The Environmental Protection Agency describes hazardous waste as possessing at least one… Read More »Characteristics of Hazardous Wastes
Fire is rapid combustion resulting in release of heat and light of flame which therefore makes fire prevention procedures very necessary. Fire occurs in different… Read More »General Fire Prevention and Control Procedure
Accidents are a common feature in industry particularly in the developing world. In fact some industries such as the mining industry are well known for… Read More »Accidents: Classification, Causes and Costs
As man’s population as well as his level of development has increased, so has his level of discharges to the environment with an accompanying cost… Read More »Development of Clean Technology
As concern has increased over the relationship between the economy and the environment various techniques have been developed to assess the effect of human and… Read More »Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Once an organization decides to run an environmental project or programme, it should assess the economic consequence of this programme. Thus the advantages (benefits) are… Read More »Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis
We have already encountered environmental audit as part of an Environmental management system. We saw how the audit is used to assess how well the… Read More »Types and Costs of Environmental Audits
We have seen that the EIA process is usually applied in major development projects to ensure that likely environmental problems are anticipated and appropriate mitigation… Read More »Strategic Environmental Assessment
Environmental Management systems are defined as explicit sets of arrangements and processes designed to manage environmental issues and ensure that organizations environmental performance goals and… Read More »Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
