Department of Environmental Sciences
Environmental sciences is an interdisciplinary field that deals with an assemblage of Physical, chemical, Biological and social sciences under one umbrella. The discipline of Environmental sciences deals with the direct and indirect interaction of human beings with environmental issues that influence the environmental laws and policies. Many of the most complex challenges will be environmental forcing people to divert their attention towards this field. Meeting these challenges will require problem solving abilities based in natural, social and management sciences, and other disciplines. Environmental Science is the application of a combination of scientific disciplines to issues and questions regarding environmental and socio-economic problems. Environmental degradation, energy crisis, water scarcity, food security; mitigation and adaptation to climate change impacts are the major areas of concern in today’s world. The economy is moving towards “Green or low Carbon Economy” based on Carbon neutrality and valuation of ecosystem services. Its main focus is the protection and management of environment from the emerging pollutants nationally and globally through research and public awareness. The Environmental Sciences department at Kohsar University Murree (KUM) seeks to provide students with opportunity to engage in an intensive academic environment that includes multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge research, and an entrepreneurial ecosystem
