The area under forest cover in Pakistan has declined at alarming rates due to decades of neglect. Forests remain vital for maintaining a fragile ecological balance. They also curb pollution, preserve top soil, prevent excessive run-offs to lessen flood damage, and even help combat droughts by retaining rainwater. It thus goes to the credit of […]
Islamabad: The hazardous impacts of plastic bags revealed by recent studies needs to be disseminated among the masses to shun its unbridled use in everyday life, an official of climate change ministry said on Friday. Talking to APP, he said the ministry, taking in time policy measures, had successfully developed legal framework, which was awaiting […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has received the draft of SRO banning use and sale of polythene bags after vetting by the Ministry of Law. MoCC will present the Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) before the federal cabinet in the next meeting to bring into force ban on plastic shopping bags in Islamabad from August […]
SAARC Energy Centre (SEC) serves as an influential advocate for caring the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling masses to improve their quality of life. Every year the Centre commemorates World Environment Day on 05 June, the single largest celebrations of environment. This year’s celebrations held under the UN set theme ‘Beat Air Pollution’ to […]
PESHAWAR: Though billions of rupees have been invested in the province to increase forest cover, the forest department does not have specialised resources to control wildfires, which destroyed small and mature green trees over large swathes of land in four districts during the last few days. The department’s officials said in the absence of firefighting […]
Islamabad: Suggesting climate change is no more ignored in Pakistan, the federal government’s funding for the ministry tasked with dealing with global warming and everything affected by the growing greenhouse gas levels in the country has hit a record high. The climate change ministry, whose Public Sector Development Programme allocations in the last budget (2018-19) […]
Karachi: Tropical cyclone named Vayu, in the East of Arabian Sea, has intensified and developed into a category-one cyclone. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the cyclone was located at a distance of 725 kilometres from Karachi on Wednesday morning. PMD said that the cyclone had moved north-west during the last six hours, lying at […]
Peshawar: The saplings planted over hundreds of acres of land during the previous spring season in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are in danger of dying after staff of the forest department abandoned their maintenance due to unavailability of funds. Official sources said the office of the conservator forests for merged districts couldn’t get […]
KARACHI: It is high time that citizens of Karachi come out and take action on their own to stop the menacing activity of tree cutting to prevent the city’s environment from complete destruction. The president of the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH), Mohammad Naeem Qureshi, stated this on Tuesday as he addressed a […]
We all know that air pollution poses substantial health risks. All across Pakistan — especially in industrial cities like Karachi, Faisalabad, Gujrat, and Lahore — millions of people live and work in spaces where the average air pollution levels are way above the maximum limits recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Air pollution is […]
Lahore: Following a hue and cry raised on social media over the miserable condition of bears at Jallo Park, the wildlife department sprung into action, but not before several people condemned the government’s indifference to animal welfare. In photos shared on social media, the bears kept at Jallo Park could be seen lying around in […]
Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a formal advisory about atmospheric depression in the Arabian Sea which may develop into a tropical cyclone. The MET department has been monitoring the weather condition at sea for the past 24 hours. Sea pressure was at a distance of 1,500 kilometre south of Karachi on Monday morning. […]
If there is one sector where the current government has shown more fervour than its counterparts, it’s the focus on environment and climate. The argument that Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries when it comes to drastic climate changes is well acknowledged now. And apart from the climatic changes, environmental pollution adds to […]
ISLAMABAD – Former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator and Water Environment Forum Nisar A Memon has said that “It is a challenge to our political leadership to address: estimated 135,000 deaths per year attributed to ambient air pollution – the leading cause of sickness and deaths in Pakistan.” The ambient pollution namely smog a public […]
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