What is Traditional Knowledge? Traditional knowledge refers to the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities around the world developed from experience gained over the centuries and adapted to the local culture and environment. Traditional knowledge is transmitted orally from generation to generation. Many widely used products, such as plant-based medicines, health …
Industrial Pollution and Effects on Health – The concentration of industrial activities – especially those of large-scale petrochemical, power generation, heavy industry and mining – involves environmental pressures, with potentially adverse effects on the health of local communities through their occupational and residential roles (WHO, 2009). What is Industrial pollution? Industrial pollution is the pollution …
World Environment Day 2020 would be celebrated on Friday, June 5th, 2020 in Colombia. World Environment Day 2020: theme will be on “Biodiversity.” UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced that Colombia will be hosting World Environment Day 2020 in partnership with Germany. The main focus of World Environment Day 2020 would be on Biodiversity. World Environment …
Introduction of Global Warming Global Warming – Our Globe is getting warmer as the temperature of the Earth has been continuously rising for decades to come, largely due to the uncontrolled and unregulated emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human activities. Here we are going to find out What is Global Warming?, …
The Concept of Green Schools is a school that creates clean, healthy, protective and green surroundings when saving energy, environmental resources, and money. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg in 2002 formulated the concept and need of Green Schools. This was first introduced in Europe in the 1990s owing to an …
Climate Change and The Earth – With the growing Industrialization and Urbanization in the world, we are facing an existential threat in the form of rapid climate change and global warming. According to the scientists across the world, if we continue to exploit the Earth and its available resources at this pace, the consequences will …
Biodiversity Hotspots in the World – The areas serving as the richest spot for biodiversity location are termed as ‘BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS’. The concept of Biodiversity Hotspots was given by Sir Norman Myers in the year 1988. Biodiversity Estimation of Earth BIODIVERSITY, in general terms, comprises the variability of all life forms present on the Earth …
