ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Thursday launched its ‘One Million-Tree Plantation Campaign,’ which aims at planting one million trees at various Wapda projects in the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) during the two plantation seasons of the fiscal year 2016-17. Minister of […]
ISLAMABAD: A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, challenging and cheering each other on as they take turns scrambling up the limestone in front of curious onlookers. The country has long been a magnet for mountaineers, drawn by the grandeur of regions like Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), where […]
KARACHI: The Sindh forests department (SFD) finally succeeded in getting an FIR registered on Tuesday against the firm organising the annual cattle market for cutting down its 540 neem trees along the Superhighway between Toll Plaza and the Wadi-i-Hussain graveyard. The SFD had been trying for the past many days to get the FIR registered […]
KARACHI: Thirteen trees have been transplanted to Mazar-e-Quaid for the construction of the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karachi. According to Landscape Architecture Studio’s principal landscape architect, Komal Parvez, five trees were transplanted under her supervision and then later eight trees were transplanted by the contractor as part of the demonstration. The […]
THATTA: The world heritage committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in its recently concluded conference in Istanbul expressed serious concern over the fast crumbling Ramsar Site, the Makli necropolis, mainly due to neglect and unchecked encroachment. The meeting discussed the option of putting the world’s second largest historical necropolis on […]
ISLAMABAD: Another animal – fifth in the current year – died at the Marghazar Zoo due to alleged negligence of the zoo staff. The carcass of the male urial has been shifted to a laboratory for an autopsy to ascertain the cause of the death. However, veterinary doctor Bilal Khilji of the CDA, who is […]
KARACHI: The city will get over 15,000 more trees as the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) launched its Green Karachi campaign on Thursday. This is the third phase of the campaign and, so far, over 300,000 saplings have been planted, said NFEH president Naeem Qureshi at the launch ceremony held at Karachi Gymkhana. […]
KARACHI: With the massacre of greenery to accommodate big concrete structures, the government has turned a blind eye towards the decreasing number of trees in the city. One man has, however, embarked on a journey to make the city green by growing Pakistan’s first urban forest in Clifton Block 5, adjacent to Neher-e-Khayyam. The project […]
Karachi, Keeping up with the initiative to transform Karachi into a greener metropolis, the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) will begin a city wide plantation drive from July 21. According to a statement on Monday, around 15,000 saplings will be sown in various parts of the city during the current monsoon season. Commissioner […]
KARACHI: A large number of water birds have been forced to live in congested conditions for the past one year as renovation of their zoo pond is continuing at a snail’s pace, it emerged on Saturday. According to sources, hundreds of water birds that include ducks, geese and pelicans have been shifted to the boating […]
PESHAWAR: Poor planning coupled with lack of coordination among various departments has led to the destruction of hundreds of trees after the Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority started work on the widening of 24 kilometers road between Kohat and Hangu. The Office of the Divisional Forest Officer in Kohat confirmed that 645 native and imported trees on […]
KARACHI: Urban farming in collaboration with local administration is an idea taking off in many Western cities where communal orchards are built, nurtured and harvested by locals for shared benefits. As public parks in Karachi continue to rank low on government’s development agenda, environmental activists say these spaces can be revived by planting fruits trees […]
KARACHI: This might be the best time to own property in Karachi as prices continue to soar due to improved security in the city and with little investment in trees, the value of your property can grow significantly. Trees that provide shade, bring down temperatures and clean the air are also capable of making your […]
PESHAWAR: The rising temperatures and erratic pattern of rains have led to a drastic decline in the population of honey bees in Khyber-Paktunkhwa. This has subsequently had deleterious consequences on revenue generation of the province since K-P is the leading exporter of honey. This change in weather has destroyed the livelihood of thousands of honey […]
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