Encyclopedia

Sidebar

Categories

Recent Blogs

Tiger (Panthera tigris)

08 July 2012

Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)

02 July 2012

Ocean Acidification

23 April 2012

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

09 April 2012

Manta Ray (Manta birostris)

31 March 2012

Blog Tags

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

featured Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Blue whale via Shutterstock If you were asked to name the biggest possible animal it would have to live in water - and indeed this shy and graceful, blue-grey monster...

On by Dave Armstrong 0 Comments

Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Industrial air pollution via Shutterstock With the recent realisation that mercury can transform itself in the stratosphere, then pollute the atmosphere below, we are finally coming to terms with the...

On by Dave Armstrong 0 Comments

Orca (Killer Whale or Orcinus orca)

Orca (Killer Whale or Orcinus orca)

Orca male off Iceland via Shutterstock As the biggest of the 32 dolphin species, the orca is able to run riot with present-day marine mammals. Even the large baleen whales...

On by Dave Armstrong 0 Comments

Overfishing

Overfishing

Tuna at a fish market via Shutterstock Overfishing is a serious environmental issue and is essentially catching too many fish. This depletes the adult fish population and does not leave...

On by Griffin Smith 0 Comments

Hydraulic fracturing and shale gas

Hydraulic fracturing and shale gas

Image Courtesy of Al Granberg & ProPublica It goes by a number of names - 'hydraulic fracturing', 'shale gas extraction', 'hydrofracturing' or 'hydrofracking. Not to forget the name beloved of...

On by Martin Leggett 0 Comments

Environmental Organisations

Environmental Organisations

There are literally dozens of environmental organisations in the world, with most countries having at least one government ministry or agency with a dedicated role to monitor and protect the...

On by Michael Evans 0 Comments

Fishing

Fishing

The fishing industry includes any activity involved in the catching, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling of fish or fish products. Since the beginning of time hunter-gatherers recognised...

On by Michael Evans 0 Comments

Environmental Health

Environmental Health

Environmental health encompasses all issues of public health that might be affected by any aspect of the built or natural environment. A more detailed definition comes from the World Health...

On by Michael Evans 0 Comments

Environmental Business

Environmental Business

Environmental Business looks at ways in which businesses can operate in an eco-friendly way and still remain profitable. Achieving a green economy involves transforming what we produce and how we...

On by Michael Evans 0 Comments