• January 15, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan is organising a policy dialogue in the provincial metropolis on Friday (today), to discuss how best the provincial policies and strategies can serve as vehicles for successful implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the ambitions articulated under the Paris Climate Agreement. The event titled “Towards […]

• January 15, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: An alliance of civil society organisations, academia, business and industry and other stakeholders has been formed by the name of ‘Pakistan Panel on Climate Change’ with a view to provide science-based technical support to public and private sector organisations to address the present and future requirements of climate change-related development agenda in the country, […]

• January 15, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE: A large fish hatchery is under construction in Lahore and five new nurseries will be built in various districts of the province at a cost of Rs467 million, Fisheries Director General Muhammad Ayub told journalists on Thursday. He said the idea was to deliver better fish seed and extension services to fish farmers. The […]

• January 14, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: The 20 red-legged partridges, commonly known as Chakors, that were found in a passenger bus at the Mochko checkpoint near Baldia Town have been released into Kirthar National Park on Wednesday evening. According to Sindh Wildlife Department game officer Abdul Rasheed Khan, the birds were hidden in boxes inside a passenger bus, which was […]

• January 14, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

PESHAWAR: Peshawar will soon get its first zoo as the first phase of construction at a cost of Rs127 million has been approved. Talking to The Express Tribune on Wednesday wildlife department’s chief conservator, Safdar, said forest department has given them 25 acres of land free of charge and government has allocated funds for the […]

• January 13, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

BHAKKAR: Despite a ban by the Supreme Court on hunting of bustards, farmers in Bhakkar district claim that the Wildlife Department has been facilitating hunters in shooting down the protected birds in their area. They say that their crops were being damaged because of this and feared that they will not be compensated for the […]

• January 12, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power on Monday urged the authorities to shift Balochistan’s tube wells to solar energy. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Senator Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, was apprised by Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmad Muhammad Shah that in several areas feeders were over-loaded, resulting in tripping and power suspension. […]

• January 11, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Climate Change has drafted National Forest Policy (NFP) and further process of consultation on it was in its final stage, a senior official at the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) said on Sunday. Talking to APP, the official said that the Federal government has finalised the draft of the National […]

• January 11, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Despite a ban, unabated motor boating in Rawal Lake continues to put health of Rawalpindi residents at risk. In an act of sheer neglect and lack of concern, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration have apparently turned a blind eye to the illegal activity. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency […]

• January 11, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: The number of birds migrating from Siberia, which add colours to the wetlands of Pakistan, has declined drastically in recent years. Extreme weather in Russia forces many precious species of birds to leave their home in search of moderate weather which they find in India, but on their way they make stopovers at different […]

• January 11, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: The Indus River bodies from the northernmost territory of Gilgit-Baltistan to the lower parts of Sindh are getting contaminated with high levels of lead and arsenic, according to a study. The yet-to-be published study has been conducted by Dr Fahim Siddiqui and Dr Mohammad Uzair Khan, currently associated with Karachi University, Dr Kanwal Nazim […]

• January 10, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has once again taken up a project to protect human health and environment by monitoring air, water and land pollution. They intend to do this by reinitiating abatement activities which were discontinued after former director general Dr Khursheed Khan left the country in June 2015. After emerging from […]

• January 10, 2016
• Environmental Journalism, Media Development

ISLAMABAD: During disasters, more lives are lost due to panic created mainly by a huge communication gap between the media and disaster management authorities. In times, it also becomes difficult to reach people affected by disasters. And so, there is a need to prepare mediapersons for a proper disaster reporting. This was agreed by participants […]

• January 9, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court reserved its order on Friday on the government’s review petition against a verdict banning the hunting of houbara bustards. A five-judge larger bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali heard the case. Advocate Syed Ali Zafar, who represented some people affected by the ban, withdrew their petition after a member […]