The People And Agendas Pushing Sustainability Forward New corporations are continually changing the market to ensure it becomes more sustainable, unlike in the past, where corporations integrated sustainable practices in their operations. Business sustainability is a concept that has been there for a long time since the creation of environmental regulations and the modern environmental … Read more
Sahara Desert: Earth’s Most Extensive Hot Desert Sahara is the World’s largest and most extensive hot desert located in North Africa. The Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾmeans “desert.” It ranks as the third largest desert after the cold deserts Antarctica and the Arctic. The desert covers an area of 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), … Read more
35+ Spectacular Great Barrier Reef Facts That Are Seriously Eye-opening Just like any other Seven Wonders of the World – the Great Barrier Reef is extremely mesmerizing and is probably one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. The ecosystem which runs off the coast of Queensland is home to some of the most … Read more
Renewable Energy: A Response to Climate Change You’ve probably heard a lot recently about renewable energy: it frequently hits the headlines around the world, for a variety of reasons. Often, it’s a positive news story – about the record amount of renewable energy that’s been generated, for example – but sometimes it’s more controversial, such … Read more
Taiga Biome (Boreal Forest) Taiga biome is derived from the Russian word, meaning forest. Despite that fact that it’s the largest terrestrial biome in the world, it’s a cold and lonely place, and many people are not familiar with the name. Although Taiga biome is so cold and remote, humans have had a deep influence … Read more
20+ Solid Reasons to Stop Deforestation That You Need to Know Today Deforestation persists to be one of the biggest environmental challenges in the world. More and more forests are cleared to create room for farming and the extraction of timber among other raw materials. In many parts of the world, the original forest cover … Read more
What is Ethanol Fuel? Overdependence on fossils fuels has led to a hail of environmental problems the universe faces today such as climate change, oil spills, air pollution, and acid rains. Burning of fossils fuels to generate electricity releases dangerous greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, methane, and fluorinated gasses that cause … Read more
Various Interesting Facts About the Arctic Ocean The shallowest and smallest out of the five oceans, the Arctic, can be found in the northern hemisphere. Its name comes from the word ‘’Arktos’’ which means bear in Greek. Despite the cold, the territory in these waters has been fairly populated for around 20,000 years ago by … Read more
What is Reforestation? Reforestation is the consequence of deforestation which according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, is a complete clearance of trees. Deforestation is usually planned and deliberate felling of trees and the land cleared is used for activities which are not related to the forest. The act of re-growing trees in … Read more
What are Natural Resources? Natural resources refer to the things that exist freely in nature for human use and don’t necessarily need the action of mankind for their generation or production. The key aspect of natural resources is that they dictate the survival of humans and other life forms on earth. These resources include land, … Read more
What are the 5 Oceans of the World? Up to the present time, when it comes to discussions about the earth’s surface cover, most of it is covered by water. About 70% of the entire earth’s surface is overlaid with water, most of which are the oceans. Out of the total water surface on earth, … Read more
What is Water Scarcity? Water scarcity or water crisis or water shortage is the deficiency of adequate water resources that can meet the water demands for a particular region. Whenever there is a lack of access to potable and fresh water for drinking and sanitation, the situation means that the water is scarce. Water scarcity … Read more
What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variety within and between animal and plant life in a particular habitat or the entire planet. In any particular region on the planet, there are numerous different species. A small-scale example of biodiversity is the various life forms within the park in the neighborhood. Examples of diverse species locally … Read more
What is Carbon Footprint? Since the great era of industrialization and mechanization of machinery for transport and manufacturing, the rate of greenhouse gas emission has gradually increased, and it became even worse in the 20th century. Use of fossil fuels has been the biggest driver of the earth’s total greenhouse gas emissions, leading to an … Read more
Solar Energy In 2016 – A Journey To Sustainable Development Governments, organizations, and individuals have been focusing on the efficient use of energy for more than a decade. Each year, the global reliance on solar power increases and its reliance on non-renewable energies decreases. This is great news for the people, the economies and the … Read more