Environmental Sciences

It is a scientific discipline that aims to find and know the relationships maintained by human beings and nature. The interactions of the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment, and the effects of human activity and its impact on biodiversity are analyzed. This discipline is related to another area of knowledge, not only with Natural Sciences but also with Social Sciences such as politics, economics, ethics, philosophy, etc.

The person who holds a degree in Environmental Sciences professionally carries out activities related to this discipline, and therefore receives the name of environmental scientist. This profession covers a wide range of work, such as waste management, hazard and risk mapping, environmental audits, etc. The environmentalist is characterized by being a person prepared and instructed to face all these tasks together, always taking into account the different points of view; It must have a vision of the planet, which allows it to design a predominant role in everything related to sustainable development policies.