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Timber mafia stripping Miranjani of all its worth

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ABBOTABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government promised the Billion Tree Tsunami project will engulf K-P in its wake, but villagers in Galiyat remain sceptical as tree felling continues unabated. Locals say illegal deforestation remains unchecked and this has been confirmed during a recent media visit to the area. Apart from other parts of Hazara, including Torghar, […]


DG Wildlife forms committee to probe illegal hunting

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Director General Wildlife & Parks Punjab Khalid Ayaz Khan while taking action on the information about the alleged involvement of influential persons in illegal hunting of deer, houbara bustard and partridge in Rahim Yar Khan and Cholistan has constituted a three member committee for this purpose. According to the details, DG Wildlife Khalid Ayaz Khan […]


WWF-Pakistan praises launch of Green Pakistan Programme

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The WWF-Pakistan has praised the launch of the Green Pakistan Programme by the premier over 100 million trees will be planted in the country. The contributions of forests to the well being of humankind are far reaching. Forests provide vital wood supplies and help to combat rural poverty, ensure food security, offer watershed protection, provides […]


The case of climate change

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“We didn’t want to commit what we cannot deliver”, were the comments by Zahid Hamid, Federal Minister for Climate Change, at a media training workshop organised by Heinrich Boll Stiftung in Islamabad. When asked why Pakistan submitted such a poorly framed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and whether the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was […]


Punjab government keen to deal with climate change impacts: minister

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Punjab Minister for Environment Zakia Shah Nawaz has termed the climate change as a serious threat to livelihoods of millions of people across Pakistan. “Punjab also facing the same phenomenon and the provincial government is fully aware of the scale of threat and keen to redress the climate change impacts on the communities through various […]


Earth Hour ambassadors named

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KARACHI: Names of celebrity ambassadors for the Earth Hour (EH) 2016, a worldwide volunteer movement dedicated to saving the planet, were announced at a ceremony held in a hotel here on Wednesday. The programme was organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P). With the theme ‘Change Climate Change’, EH will be observed on […]


Fishermen safely disentangle giant manta ray, release back into sea

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KARACHI: In a moving demonstration of changing attitudes to threatened marine species, fishermen looking for tuna 158 kilometres south-west of Karachi safely released a giant manta ray back into the sea after it got entangled in their fishing net recently, according to officials of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P). The species had a […]


Red tape? Experts question need for new committee

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has notified a steering committee that it aims to coordinate national and international efforts to create an enabling environment for the promotion of climate compatible energy. The first meeting of the committee on climate change compatible energy is schedule to be held on March 9 at the ministry. […]


Earthly matters: Conserving water

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Unlike other rivers that are largely dependent on melting snow or rainfall, Pakistan’s main river, the Indus, is very much dependent on glacier melt. Experts say that on average, around 40pc of its water comes from glaciers melting in the summer, in the high mountains of the Hindu Kush, Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. With […]


PM approves launching of ‘Green Pakistan Programme’ to add

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved launching of the ‘Green Pakistan Programme’ whereby over 100 million trees will be planted in the country. The idea, according to a press statement released by the PM Office on Friday, is based on the ‘Great Green Wall Programme’ of China. Whether it’s the ongoing one billion tree […]


‘Judicious use of natural resources can overcome environmental problems’

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Islamabad: Judicious use of natural resources including wildlife could do miracles to overcome environmental and climate change problems. The remarks were made by Ambassador of Republic of South Korea Dr Song Hong Hwan while addressing an event organised at Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) in connection with World Wildlife Day celebrations. PMNH in collaboration […]


Rare weather phenomenon observed off Balochistan coast

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KARACHI: A spectacular fair-weather waterspout, a rare phenomenon, has been observed off the Balochistan coast, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) said on Wednesday. According to the WWF-P, a fisherman who has been part of the organisation’s training programmes reported the waterspout near Sakoni, off Kalmat Khor, in Balochistan. “There was a large patch […]


Migratory birds being sold for meat at Keenjhar Lake

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KEENJHAR: Hundreds of migratory birds, which make their way to the south of Pakistan during the winters, are unable to return as they are being sold for meat at Keenjhar Lake. Despite a ban on their trade and multiple arrests of the men involved, the illegal business thrives near the second largest freshwater lake in […]


Food security, climate change: Sindh Peoples Caravan sets off today to raise awareness

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KARACHI: Fishermen are all set to launch the 14-day ‘Sindh Peoples Caravan’ on Tuesday (today) to stress the importance of climate change and food security. The caravan, being organised by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), will move through different districts of Sindh, including Thatta, Sajawal, Badin, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Naushero Feroze, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Jamshoro […]