Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use

The Environmental Biology credential documents competencies that include professionals working in environmental biology and require a solid understanding of major concepts including ecology, human population and development issues, biological principles related to water and soil, agriculture production, pest control, energy concepts, and pollution. They must also understand economic issues and considerations for policy development. Many of these professionals work in sustainability and urban planning and development arenas requiring an environmental biology foundation. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the movement of water through the hydrologic cycle including why water is vital to the earth and its inhabitants, how humans impact the cycle, strategies for provision of clean water, and options for managing water in a water-scarce world.