Tag: deforestation
Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: report
PARIS: Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly the size of England, the third largest decline since global satellite data become...
Innovative Biscuits launches campaign against deforestation in Pakistan
As a consequence of steadily rising levels of unrestrained deforestation across the country, Pakistan is today amongst the top 10 countries to be affected...
Margalla Hills deforestation: SC summons advocate general today
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has summoned Islamabad advocate general today in a suo motu case pertaining to deforestation at Margalla Hills.
A three-member bench,...
‘Declining forest cover increases climate change vulnerability’
LAHORE: Increasing forest cover was the only solution to cope with the vulnerability of climate change that was prevailing in the country. This was stressed...
Sindh’s forest cover shrinks to alarming level of 1.9%
Systematic deforestation in the last three decades has deprived Pakistan’s southern Sindh province of a massive forest cover, which subsequently has led to widespread...
CJP takes notice of illegal construction in Murree
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday took notice of the illegal construction in various areas of Murree Tehsil.
Justice Nisar issued...
