What You Need to Know About Environmental Engineering

What You Need to Know About Environmental Engineering

What is environmental engineering? Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect human health, improve quality of life, and preserve the environment. It is a multidisciplinary field that combines technology with ecology to find sustainable solutions for environmental problems. This article will discuss environmental engineering and how it can be used […]

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Conservationists Say US-Mexico Border is Blocking Movement of Wild Animals and Causing an ‘Ecocide’

Conservationists Say US-Mexico Border is Blocking Movement of Wild Animals and Causing an ‘Ecocide’

The United States-Mexico border is blocking the movement of wild animals, and conservationists are warning that it is causing a possible “ecocide.”  Southern Arizona and northern Mexico are home to thousands of native animal and plant species. Before the border wall was built in 1994, the animals used to roam freely back and forth. […]

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Plan for ‘sea of roofs’ will destroy last koala habitat in western Sydney, critics say

Plan for ‘sea of roofs’ will destroy last koala habitat in western Sydney, critics say

A plan to build up to 73,000 houses in new suburbs in western Sydney relies on conservation promises that might not be delivered until decades into the future, environment groups say. The New South Wales government recently approved the Cumberland Plain conservation plan, a major planning policy that will guide the development of four new […]

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Drivers of Colombia’s peacetime deforestation weave a complex web

Drivers of Colombia’s peacetime deforestation weave a complex web

When the Colombian government struck its historic peace accord with the paramilitary group FARC in 2016, heralding an end to one of the world’s longest-running wars, scientists and journalists were already contemplating the potential repercussions for Colombia’s wild places. For many, peace brought hope that environmental protection would emerge phoenix-like from the ravages of conflict. […]

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