Environmental Impact Assessment

Learn about the environmental impact assessment of everyday products as well as our practices and lifestyle

Environmental protection

What is Deep Ecology? A Complete Guide

If you’ve ever felt that something is deeply wrong with how humans treat nature, you’re not alone.  From climate change to deforestation to the mass extinction of species, it’s clear that our current relationship with the planet is broken.  Most of us are taught to see nature as a resource to be used, rather than […]

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The Psychology of Environmental Denial: Why We Ignore the Planet’s Warnings

We live in a strange moment. Almost everyone has heard about climate change, plastic pollution, and species extinction, yet millions still deny or downplay the problem.  Some people shrug and say, “It won’t affect me,” while others cling to the hope that technology or governments will fix everything. This gap between what we know and

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The Truth About Bushmeat and Biodiversity

When most people hear the word bushmeat, the first images that come to mind are exotic animals being hunted in remote forests. Some may think of illegal markets or headlines about diseases like Ebola.  But the truth about bushmeat goes much deeper. It’s about survival, culture, economics, and, at the heart of it all, biodiversity.

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Are Microplastics Affecting Male Fertility?

Let’s get real for a second — plastics are everywhere. From the bottle you drink water from, to the food container you microwave, to the clothes you wear.  But those plastics don’t just stay in the environment. They break down into tiny fragments called microplastics, and scientists are now finding them inside us.  Yep, in

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How Poaching Affects Ecosystem Balance

When most people hear the word poaching, they think of elephants being killed for ivory or tigers hunted for their skin.  But what many don’t realize is that poaching doesn’t just wipe out individual animals — it shakes the entire foundation of ecosystems. Every animal, big or small, plays a role in keeping nature balanced. 

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How to Take Good Care of the Environment

Taking good care of the environment isn’t just for activists, scientists, or governments.  It’s something all of us need to do because the choices we make every single day — what we eat, how we travel, what we buy, and how we dispose of waste — directly affect the planet.  From rising global temperatures to

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Plastic pollution

How Plastic Waste Harms Marine Food Webs

Imagine eating your favorite meal… only to realize half of it is made of plastic. Now imagine that’s daily life for thousands of marine animals.  We’re talking from microscopic plankton to the biggest whales, plastic is silently invading the ocean food chain. And, even worse, it’s not staying there.  It’s working its way right back

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How Climate Change Is Affecting African Wildlife

If you care about how climate change is affecting African wildlife, you probably know Africa is home to some of Earth’s most majestic species — elephants, gorillas, wild dogs.  But right now, these animals are facing a silent threat: shifting weather, drying wetlands, shrinking forests.  This article takes a close, personal look at how climate

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Ocean

How Rising Sea Levels Are Threatening Coastal Africa

Imagine waking up one morning and realizing the ocean is closer to your doorstep than it was yesterday. That’s becoming a harsh reality for millions living along Africa’s coasts.  Rising sea levels are already affecting lives in cities like Lagos, Alexandria, and Dar es Salaam, and things are only expected to get worse. In this

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