Tag: forest

CDA’s apathy puts greenery of Islamabad in danger

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) apathy has put Islamabad's greenery in danger as there is no effective mechanism of monitoring the newly planted trees...

An ancient juniper forest at Ziarat and its living fossils

The juniper forests at Ziarat in the Pakistani province of Balochistan are some of the largest - and oldest - in the world, reported...

KP govt says forest area increased by 6.3 per cent during...

PESHAWAR: As part of measures to address concerns about global warming, the Forestry, Environment and Wildlife Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking prompt measures...

Punjab govt to bring 99,077 acres of land under forest cover

LAHORE: South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tahir Rasheed said on Sunday that the company with the help of private sector will...

Forest dept to plant over 1.7mln tree saplings in Rawalpindi region

  RAWALPINDI: The forest department will plant over 1.7 million saplings during spring tree plantation campaign 2018 in Rawalpindi region starting from February 15. Talking to...

China to plant forest the size of Ireland

China has announced plans to plant new forests in 2018 that will cover at least 6.6 million hectares, an area roughly the size of...

64,500 acres of forest land illegally allotted by revenue department

KARACHI: Sindh Forest Department Chief Conservator Aijaz Ahmed Nizamani, said on Sunday that 145,000 acres of forest area is under forcible encroachment in Sindh,...

SPFC urges for forest based investment

Investment in forest sector can create the essential opportunities and it can raise the annual Gross Domestic Production of Pakistan, this was expressed by...

Forest policy awaits CCI approval

Ministry of Climate Change has sent a final draft of the National Forest Policy to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) for approval at...