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WHY NOT RECYCLE

                                                                                                                                                                              By Abubakar Aliyu G.     Why Not Recycle? Recycling   is one of the major challenge every country is facing. recycling is very important for the sustainability  of any environment and economy, but at the same time is a challenge most countries are facing. the problems arise from lack technical know-how and the cost of recycling. But what most people...

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY IS THE FUTURE

BY ABUBAKAR ALIYU G. A lot of countries are finding it difficult to achieve clean technology but irrespective of  what happens now  CLEAN TECHNOLOGY is the future i will tell you why: clean technology or green technology as is popularly called in some parts of the world aims at  optimizing technologies in such a way that it  has minimal environmental impact. this means that right from its inception to its final end of useful life and at some stage  even what happens to it after disposal. Most of make use different sort of items and goods in our day to day lives without ever thinking of where does the waste we generate goes to. We use automobiles such as cars. bikes etc and all these emit gases but we never  think that what is the consequences of utilizing such services, the bitter truth is that this actions have effects on the environment from nuisance and health implications of waste generation to constant change in the global climate as a resul...

CLIMATE AND HUMANS

 By Abubakar Aliyu G.       The world is constantly changing and so is assumed the climate. There have been series of happenings that have justified the claim that there is a new world order regarding climate issues. Recent researches have brought facts to table and laid them bare for everyone to see.  Factual claims from sectors such as transport, agriculture etc the list goes on have proved that  there exist  a trend indicating these changes. Take for instance the recent occurrence of flood in different parts of the country is just one factor in climate . Recent discoveries of alien diseases and viruses maybe link to changes in the environment that has caused havoc all over the globe. Climate change can cause a lot of effects, for example in the aspect of diseases, there are disease causing organism that are extremophiles they can survive harsh environmental conditions and this helps them multiply causing different level of threat to huma...

CREATIVITY MEETS WASTE

By Abubakar Aliyu G. Hey guys its been a while I posted cause I have been busy with school. A lot has happened in between then and now. Nonetheless, I will continue to keep you guys posted. Firstly, Ecosolutions has taken much  of my time , I have been trying to put it in the necessary shape before I resume academic duties. I attended this workshop training for young environmentalist on climate change @#youthhubafrica. I was exposed to lots of issues and ideas which I saw necessary to share with you guys. What caught my eye and attention was a guy @ifyarts who actually does something incredible utilizing waste. You know i'm a waste freak I love anything waste, you can check it out at ifyarts.com. So as I was saying this guy uses waste materials you and I dump to produce different kinds and forms of items most notably furniture and curtains which look really good considering their source. What I want to point out here is the after use of waste, we dump a lot of waste in...

PESTICIDES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

              By Abubakar Aliyu G. P esticides are chemicals ranging from insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, molluscides, nematicides plant growth regulators and others, most of these chemicals such as organochlorine insecticides.Ideally a pesticide must be lethal and ruthless to target pest but not to humans and other animals but reverse is the case.  Most of  pesticides that are produced are  used  on farms to control agricultural pests with an average amount used to control domestic pests. Pesticides are very efficient  in controlling pest but  have an almost equal effects on humans and other animals in the environment. These post will run through some effects of pesticides and also solutions to this pesticide effects. EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES  ON THE ENVIRONMENT Despite all the positive effects of pesticides such as increase in agricultural productivity, there are other effects...

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF KEY CONCERN AND WHY WE MUST ACT FAST

Globally, we have lots and loads of environmental problem that need to be solved, but unfortunately are overlooked and neglected. These problems are worth and serious enough to grab our attention. Solving these problems will go a long way in dealing with most of environmental problems  that have been pulling us backward all these years. Most of these problems are related to the fact that the world and global population is increasing as the days pass by and number of resources to cater for this number is diminishing, as there is a lot of pressure on them and ultimately leading to all these environmental problems most notably increase in number of crimes In our societies. Some of these problems include:      DEFORESTATION : This has become the order of the day in most African countries, cutting down of trees on daily bases for fire wood as source of fuel is one and most common problem in Africa. A good number of Nigerians today use fire wood as source of fu...

PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

 By Abubakar Aliyu G. Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic products in the environment that adversely affects wildlife habitats and humans. These plastic are categorised into micro, meso, and macro plastics we shall discuss on micro-plastics in the future. Plastic pollution can affect waterways and oceans as well as marine animals .  Due to their durability and inexpensive nature, plastics are used mostly and widely as containers of  different forms of products, but these benefit comes at the expense of the environment either terrestrial or aquatic environment. Where ever these plastics are disposed into, they are very difficult to biodegrade  and in the long run cause harm to the environment.    How does these plastic affect the environement?  Environmentally, plastic is a  growing disaster.The manufacturing of plastics as well as its destruction by incineration pollutes our land and water and exposes workers to toxic che...