Environmental science is more than just an academic subject.
It is a way of thinking about the world we live in and our connections to it. Never before have so many shared such a keen interest and deep concern for the well being of our planet its majestic ecosystems and biomes, its treasure of natural resources, and its rich diversity of living resources. The environmental problems we face today are many. They include human population growth, deforestation, water pollution, rising demands for non-renewable resources, toxic effects of hazardous chemicals, global climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion. The aim of environmental science is to understand these problems and learn how to manage, if not solve, them.