Environmental management

relevance or importance of environmental issues that are affecting populations locally and worldwide is growing and creating problems. Climate change, population growth, pollution, fossil fuels, alternative energy sources and many others are having an impact in our lives. Governments are implementing laws and policies aiming to reduce adverse impact to the environments. Scientists are busy studying and collecting data, new students enroll every year to study the environmental sciences. This…

for what an environmental engineer is, yet it does not completely sum up what exactly one is. An environmental engineer is a paid and educated worker for the world who works full-time in multiple environments in order to receive the benefits of protecting the planet for others (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The idea of this being what an environmental engineer is has led me to believe that it is the career for me. However, the concept from above did not fully tell me what an environmental…

My Environmental Ethics Growing up in a highly capitalized area, Macau, and being taught the idea that wealth is the ruler of power and status, I learned that I would have to find a job with decent extra benefit and high salary in the future. Until the time I have taken geography and moral education classes in my high school, I started to consider a bigger picture when I was thinking about public policy and my decision making. I knew that what I did could affect anyone around me and possibly…

environment. So from there, right out of university, she began working in this field. What high school education/degrees do you need to become a WMS? She herself focused on the geology, social studies, economics, and basic sciences like biology and environmental science. You don 't need to have physics or chemistry unless you want to go into engineering. This, however, is not a requirement. Since in Ontario they have a different entrance system, so she had to have English and other grade twelve…

environmentalist is the NAEP. The NAEP is the National Association of Environmental Professionals which was born in 1970 following the landmark legislation of the environmental profession on January 1st, 1970 (naep.org). The bible also consecrates the profession in a sense in Proverbs 27:18 it reads “Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.”. The interpretation of this verse in the sense of environmental scientist it is saying that all humans…

What does it mean to you to be environmentally literate? To become environmentally literate a person must “Climb the Environmental Literacy Ladder” (What is Environmental Literacy, 2007). First s/he must be connected to nature; not just knowing about it, but also putting themselves in nature and being aware that they are a part of it. Once that connection is made one becomes more aware of all the aspects that are interconnected throughout the environment locally and globally. The more time…

Green Consumerism : The effects on environmental knowledge, concern and attitude Introduction Owing to the sudden surge of environmental concerns and the efforts taken by multiple organizations both governmental, non-governmental and independent environmentalists to increase awareness of human impact on the environment, green consumerism has become an important global phenomenon. Business organizations today view green initiatives as potential market opportunities rather than mere regulations…

excited to live in Kentucky and learn about its ecology and sociology, having never been to the area before. In addition, I hope to gain practical field and laboratory research skills at Lilley Cornett Woods old-growth forest ecosystem and Maywoods Environmental…

Rapa Nui were living in a fairly stable and flourishing culture despite the drastic shifts in their island environment; they had adapted their farming and living practices instead of succumbing to the losses in their environment. As Diamond says, environmental factors alone are not enough to make a culture collapse. Additionally, climate change and its effects must be considered. Shifts can be either positive or negative for a society (12). Diamond says that climate change was an even larger…

As the biggest company in the sector, IKEA is being closely monitored by the NGO’s working for environmental issues. It needs to make sure to avoid publicity scandals like the one related to exploitation of ancient forests in Russia by IKEA’s subsidiary Swedwood. Operating with ideas of sustainability is necessary in order to build a transparent picture…