has drawn up plans to fight against pollution, especially industrial contamination of air, land and water, the results achieved so far are far from encouraging. The failure to control pollution is generally attributed to a lack of concern and awareness among those who are spoiling the ecological balance, and lack of funds for adopting anti-pollution measures. However, a number of steps which could be taken are:

• Contamination caused by industries, either in the form of smoke-emitting chimneys or unplanned drainage of effluents onto open grounds, or into drains and canals, can be effectively controlled, if an efficient disposal mechanism is enforced.

• The government should facilitate the import of machinery for treating industrial waste.

Pakistan should rely on its own resources to combat pollution of all kinds, and also for creating a better environment, for its people. One of the best safeguards against high pollution, according to experts, is the intensive cultivation of green shady trees, which can protect people from the poisonous effects of gases emitted by machines and faulty engines of vehicles. For restoring the ecological balance, it is essential that a large number of trees are planted. The planting should not be only twice a year, as is currently being done, but every day, every week and every month in fields, parks, hilly areas, along canal banks, roads and in private lawns in order to protect the health and future of our children and grandchildren.

• It should be a matter of concern to everybody as to why industries are allowed to operate in congested localities and why the administration has failed to take action to shift such industries away from the residential areas.

• The laws to check industrial pollution should be strictly enforced and multinational and other companies should not be allowed to dump their industrial waste into Arabian Sea.

• It is essential to educate the people about the hazards of pollution. Environmental Protection Agencies should launch a massive campaign to create awareness among the people.. Similarly NGOs must join hands with government agencies to fight pollution.

The passing of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997, and formulation of (NESQS) National Environmental Quality Standards (NESQS), are some of the measures which have been taken by the government to check environmental pollution.

Weather cycles erratic, rising temperatures, towns flooded and depletion of natural resources. With unorganisiert growing and uncontrolled development, environment, science has become an important channel for students today.

“In recent years, the environment, science as an important discipline, offer solutions to environmental problems,” said Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Andhra, Byragi Reddy. Several scientific disciplines as biochemistry, physics, mathematics, biotechnology, chemistry, botany, toxicology, remote sensing and engineering have an inter-face with the scientific environment.

Closely related to ecology, environment, science is on the frontline dealing with humanity, like others, affects and living organisms and the physical environment non-life. “The students have an exhibition on various themes such as biodiversity, microbiology, environment, disaster management, environmental studies on the impact and conservation of natural resources,” he added. In India, these basic disciplines of science have strong roots over a period of several decades, but environmental science has become an emerging field of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Environmental Science is available in the Undergraduate level in New Delhi University, University of Mysore, Pune University and the University Bharathiar - Coimbatore. Regardless of the theory and practice of meetings, of course, excursions and visits. After graduation, students can also be masters and their research program in the same area. Advanced M.Sc. Programs are offered in Andhra University Annamalai University Tamil Nadu, Centre for Ecological Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, Centre for Environmental Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment in New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi, Delhi University and Cochin University of Science and Technology. Like most programs Masters students, a review of admission and their advancement in science-Stream. Increasing public awareness on the importance of preserving the environment has many universities to adopt the program in their curriculum.

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Maybe now it’s Christmas it’s time you gave a allowance to the apple and started recycling your waste.

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In this video, Mother Jones interviews scientists from the recently returned Project Karsei, a ship sent out to explore ways of cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the twice-the-size-of-Texas-gyre in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where much of the world’s plastic garbage collects. If you were waiting for good news from the field, you might not want to watch the video.

The first portion of the video interviews crew members of the Karsei about what they found. When asked what the most surprising finding from the expedition was, investigator Dr. Margy Gassel remarked, “that there was plastic in every sample.” In other words, the plastic has pervaded every bit of the enormous gyre (it also reaches well below the ocean’s surface). As TreeHugger has reported in the past, this plastic both swirls as whole trash (like the baseballs and toothbrushes found by Karsei crew), is ingested by wildlife or breaks down into microscopic particulates that likely affect plankton and zooplankton and screw-up the whole food chain. These degraded bits of plastic are particularly nasty as they easily shift with currents and are nearly impossible to extract.

The video skips to a conference held by the Department of Toxic Substances, a part of the California EPA. The conference highlights the findings of Karsei and makes the appeal for “benign by design” manufacturing processes, the term referring to a book by the same name, which, according to one TreeHugger editor promulgated the notion that we should be able to eat what we make.

Obviously to tackle a problem with the scope of the Patch, it′ll take radical action from both manufacturers and consumers. Whether that can happen or not will be seen in the coming years.

The end of the video leaves off on a ominous note. Karsei’s chief investigator Dr. Andrea Neal speculates that between the plastification of the ocean and climate-change induced dead zones, within our lifetime all fish species could be wiped out from the ocean.

The CS took notice of editorials in newspapers as well as public complaints, and instructed the transport department and the traffic police to monitor smoke-emitting vehicles. He further said that the traffic police should ensure that traffic signals are followed, especially by motorcyclists and drivers of auto-rickshaws.

Rehman also took note of dumpers, trailers and heavy vehicles plying during the prohibited time and asked the authorities concerned to take action against them. He stressed the need to end illegal parking on streets and added that a strategy should be chalked out to deal with such issued.

The CS drew the attention of officials concerned towards unauthorised emergency lights and tinted windows on vehicles; overloading, speeding, and wrong overtaking by public transport; picking and dropping passengers without designated stops.

•    1992 Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is an agreement between more than 178 states and UN organizations outlining goals for environmental action and sustainable development in the twenty-first century. This farsighted agreement made suggestions on social and economic dimensions, natural resources, and strengthening the voice that traditionally marginalized groups have. Agenda 21 was signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, see below).
•    1992 The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)
Also know as the “Earth Summit” or “Rio Summit,” this UN conference held in Brazil was the source of declarations including The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Statement of Principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests, The Convention on Biological Diversity, and Agenda 21. The day that the convention came into force, December 29th, 1993, is now International Biodiversity Day.
•    1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (the Rio Conference, the Earth Summit)
This convention, signed by many countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 (UNCED, see above), is a legally binding international agreement which commits its signatory countries to developing an action plan to preserve biodiversity and allows for international co-operation to achieve this goal. The major objectives of the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.Canada was the first industrialized country to ratify the convention.

•    1972 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention established a network of protected sites of natural significance (World Heritage Sites); sites which posses “outstanding physical, biological, and geological features; habitats of threatened plants or animal species and areas of value on scientific or aesthetic grounds or from the point of view of conservation.” As of May 2000 160 countries have signed the convention, and there are 630 sites worldwide. The convention also prepared a list of World Heritage Sites in danger and provided for the establishment and protection of these sites. Canada currently contains 12 World Heritage Sites.
•    1972 UN Conference of the Human Environment
•    An earlier version of the 1992 Rio Conference (see below), this conference declared that humans are part of the environment as well as affecting it and being affected by it. It resulted in an action plan that focused on environmental assessment and environmental management.
•    1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
•    Amended in 1978 and 1987, this agreement between Canada and the United States originally dealt with attempts to reduce eutrophication (specifically, phosphorus loading) of the Great Lakes. Since then, it has expanded to include toxic substances as well.

Every park user knows the benefits of green space, especially in urban and suburban environments, but the benefits of our parks, trails, and green spaces extend far beyond users - daily they touch the lives of every person who lives and works in the community. From improving our physical and psychological health, to strengthening our communities, and making our cities and neighborhoods more attractive places to live and work - the benefits of parks are endless - to individuals, our communities, the economy and the environment. Broadly defined, parks provide a diverse and quantifiable range of benefits that immeasurably improve our quality of life. And, although more than 80% of Americans live in urban and suburban environments, less than 1/10 of one-percent of Federal government resources, and on average somewhat less than this in state resources is committed to these areas. While the reasons for this are varied the fact remains that every community has an opportunity and a responsibility to define its present and create a better future for its children and generations yet to come. Across the country community-based organizations, like the PenMet Foundation, are stepping forward to fill this critical gap by leveraging much needed private-sector resources and working to communicate the substantial elemental benefits provided by parks and greenspaces.
Below is an overview of the tangible benefits provided by parks and public open spaces; together they provide very real reasons for us to invest in such community greenfrastructure in its entirety.

Benefits to the individuals

Parks offer opportunities to enrich the quality of life for persons of all ages and abilities. Strong evidence shows that when people have access to parks, they exercise more. Regular physical activity has been shown to increase health and reduce the risk of a wide range of diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, and diabetes. Physical activity also relieves symptoms of depression and anxiety, improves mood, and enhances psychological well-being. Beyond the benefits of exercise, a growing body of research shows that contact with the natural world improves physical and psychological health. Older adults who participate in a variety of social and recreational opportunities benefit from the social connections and interactions that are fundamental to their well-being.

Benefits to the communities

Parks have long been recognized as key contributors to the aesthetic and physical quality of neighborhoods. Today, we realize that parks are more than recreation and visual assets to communities; they are valuable contributors to larger community policy objectives, such as public health, youth development, job opportunities, social and cultural exchange, and community building.
At the community level parks play a special role, they have something to offer everyone from young children and teens, to families, adults and the elderly; their presence can also be a cohesive force. They are more than places to recreate and relate to nature; parks can also offer a multitude of opportunities to engage in arts and music. A park can be a community focal point, a symbol of its vitality and character, adding to its overall health, well-being and quality of life.

Benefits to the economy

Across the country communities are learning that conserving community greenfrastructure - lands for parks, trails and other public open spaces - is not an expense, but an investment that produces important economic benefits.
Research verifies what we intuitively know about the value of parks and related open spaces: they reduce energy use and storm water runoff, increase the value of neighboring property, and improve academic performance among teens. Studies have also shown that crime is lower in the neighborhoods where parks exist and visits to hospitals and emergency rooms are reduced when kids are given a safe alternative to playing in streets and parking lots. The availability of recreation opportunities and park amenities is an important quality-of-life factor for businesses choosing where to locate and for individuals choosing a place to live.

Benefits to the environment

Community greenfrastructure - parks, community gardens, greenways and other types of public open spaces also benefit the environment. Whether greenfrastructure lands are in ball fields, trails, trees or public open space, they are on the job 24 hours every day serving critical environmental functions that contribute to many of life’s essentials - making water clean and safe for drinking, cleaning the air and returning oxygen to the atmosphere, and providing habitat for wildlife, biodiversity and ecological integrity. In fact, conserving land for people where they live, work and play is often the most cost efficient and effective way to achieving a host of environmental health and related public policy objectives