Tag: Environment
Zaidi seeks legislators’ cooperation for preserving marine environment
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi Wednesday sought cooperation of legislators to adopt sustainable models for preservation and protection of marine...
VIDEO: Zartaj Gul interacts with students on importance of environmental protection
Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir on Monday shared a video clip on social media where she can be seen interacting...
AJK govt to resolve environmental issues caused by hydropower projects: AJK...
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Thursday clarified that there is no ambiguity among the general public about the...
Govt to develop eco-friendly tourism: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is determined to develop environment-friendly tourism facilities in the country.
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WWF report reveals staggering human impact on planet
--Lahore, Karachi among most polluted cities in terms of air quality, according to Living Planet Report 2018
LAHORE: Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and...
World Bank calls on climate change minister, resolves to tackle pollution ...
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the World Bank led by Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan called on the federal minister/ Advisor to Prime Minister on climate...
Heat island effects can be reduced through urban forests: experts
--WWF-Pakistan DG suggests government should develop urban forests across country
--RESTORE CEO Bilal Chaudhry says even small urban forests have unfathomable environmental, social, economic benefits
LAHORE: Experts...
Govt bans tree cutting in federal capital: adviser
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to prime minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan on Tuesday announced a complete ban on the trees cutting in the federal...
Govt to set up Punjab Clean Air Commission to control pollution,...
LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to set up Punjab Clean Air Commission to control pollution and smog, and in this regard, committees have been established...
Trash in water courses endangering eco-system
Private housing societies dump heaps of trash regularly near Korang river
ISLAMABAD: Against the silhouette of British-era picket manning the craggy green hills at considerable...
Rare ‘bamboo rat’ spotted at Machu Picchu
A rare rodent species known as a "bamboo rat" that lives around the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru has resurfaced after a...
French theme park employs ‘intelligent’ crows to pick up litter
Six crows specially trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish will be put to work next week at a French historical theme park,...
Loss of coral reefs would double flood damage
Loss of coral reefs around the world would double the damage from coastal flooding, and triple the destruction caused by storm surges, researchers have...
Global warming will affect supply of vegetables
Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world unless new growing practices and resilient crop varieties are adopted, researchers warned...
Sindh’s lone environmental tribunal ineffective since two months: report
KARACHI: The fate of around 150 cases pertaining to environmental pollution hangs in the balance as the only environmental tribunal (ET) in the province...
LHC commends govt’s efforts to compensate tree felling
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Green Bench on Thursday expressed its satisfaction over Punjab’s Parks and Horticulture Authority’s (PHA) report in which it submitted...
Australia commits half a billion to restore Great Barrier Reef
CANBERRA: Australia pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef Sunday in what it said would be a game-changer...
