Our free environmental studies essays cover a wide range of topics relating to looking after our planet. In this section you’ll find example essays on the theme of climatic change, biodiversity conservation, terrestrial and water ecology, environmental pollution and management, and many more.
Though we may not always realize it, the natural beauty of our environment and the forests that cover the Earth’s surface are vital to flourishing life on Earth. Without the forests, many forms of life could no longer survive on our planet. Forests cover a hefty 31% of the Earth’s land area (“Deforestation”). In addition … Read more
Abstract: In 2020 IMO has compiled some new regulations, which forces the shipping companies to adapt to these legislations in order to operate at sea. The new legislation states that the sulphur content outside ECA are allowed to be 0,5% and NOx has to be controlled depending on which tier class the ship belongs to. … Read more
Abstract The smoothed seismicity models plan to be introduced into the new Italian Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps 2017-2018. In this study we report progress on the use of smoothed seismicity models developed by using fixed and the adaptive smoothing algorithms and present an earthquake rate forecast developed from an ensemble smoothed seismicity model. Recent developments … Read more
The ocean is something that impacts everyone on earth. The Ocean Conservancy is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness to problems that are happening in the ocean today. Janice Searles Jones, CEO of Ocean Conservancy, has a huge voice of the organization. She believes that the life of humanity relies on the ocean, which is … Read more
Critical Evaluation of the Impact Identification Process and Mitigation Measures of the A11 Fiveways to Thetford Improvement. European Environmental Impact Assessment During last decades, environmental aspects started to be an essential part of planning process. Therefore, in 1985 the member states of European Union decided to concentrate on environmental issues in more accurate and … Read more
Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere (WHO, n.d.). There are many sources of air pollution but the main cause of air pollution in Cambodia is the increasing number of vehicles on the road and old … Read more
Wildlife Federation Deepwater Horizon explosion impacted the gulf wildlife causing the worst oil spill in U.S. History. This article is based on facts from a study that was done in 2015 known as, Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and by individual scientific research groups provided by the National Wildlife Federation website. This website seems … Read more
1.0 INTRODUCTION The soil is not only the medium for the growth of plants and the disposal of waste substances in the environment but also a vector of many waste matter that contaminates underground water, surface water, atmospheric air and food. The pollution of the soil does not only threaten human health through its effects … Read more
Australian’s possess an obsession with meat, consuming a whopping 92.5kg per person per year, well above the Global Average of 34kg (OECD, 2017). Of all forms of animal protein beef is arguably the most celebrated in western culture. It is subsequently viewed as a status symbol in many developing countries; causing global beef demand to … Read more
In the last few decades, since the 1960s, the Dead Sea Level (DSL) has been dropping continuously from a level of 395m BSL. Currently it reaches 430m (1400ft) below sea level. In other words, it has been dropping on an average by 70 cm/yr, but recently it increased to 1m (3ft) per year. With the … Read more
1.1 Summary In general waste occurs when people utilize the earths’ natural resources and do not go about it in an efficient manner, hence leaving off remains that have little or no value. It is described as anything that has no value or has useless remains. (White et al. 1995). Due to this little or … Read more
The Indian subcontinent situated on the boundaries of two continental plates is very prone to earthquakes. All five SAARC nations India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh who have the himalayan range as their boundary or are in close proximity to it, have a long history of seismic tremors. In Maldives and Srilanka there is no record … Read more
The view of the soil is often just a surface view quite literally. The soil is a habitat. But a look beneath the surface is well worth it. The importance of the soil for life on earth is greatly underestimated. Without intact soils, we would be lacking the most important essential basis of life. The … Read more
BACKDROP OF PHENOMENON National security is a state-centric approach, and human security focused on securing its nationals is considered complimenting each other in some respect. By virtue of its characteristic, a nation is a large group of people with strong bonds of identity – an “imagined community,” a tribe on a grand scale. Thus, security … Read more
1.0 Introduction For the past few years, economic development has been centralized heavily on the exploitation of natural resource, leading to serious land degradation and soil erosion in most countries (Hitzhusen, 1993). Defined as a long-term loss of ecosystem function and services, the UN described land degradation as a cause of disturbances from which the … Read more
