Climate & Environment

Washington, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): The United States on Monday hailed a deal reached at biodiversity talks in Montreal as a “turning point” and voiced appreciation for the role of frequent adversary China. “The global biodiversity framework is the turning point we think we need to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (APP): Pakistan needs “strong” support from the international community to deal with the vast devastation left behind by the unprecedented floods in August, pointing out that three times the area of his country — Portugal — was under water, UN Secretary-General […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (APP): The experts at a webinar on Thursday said the government efforts without public support to contain smog and air pollution crisis were futile as the challenge was immense requiring stakeholder intervention to address the issue leaving millions of people’s health and […]

Paris, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):A mysterious surge in planet-heating atmospheric methane in 2020 despite Covid lockdowns that reduced many human-caused sources can be explained by a greater release from nature and, surprisingly, reduced air pollution, scientists said Wednesday. Methane stays in the atmosphere only a fraction […]

Guatemala City, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to close the country’s largest airport and a major highway. The volcano named Fuego — Spanish […]

Montreal, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): High-stakes biodiversity talks opened in Montreal Wednesday, amid calls for a “peace pact with nature” to save the planet’s species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction. Delegates from across the world gathered for the December 7-19 meeting to try to hammer […]

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 07 (APP):Assistant Commissioner Paharpur Tehsil Aneeq Anwar in an action seized a huge quantity of polythene shopping bags from several shops and imposed fines on them. He made a visit to several shops on Paniyala road and checked the quality, prices […]

HANOI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua/APP) –:Vietnam will reduce environmental impact of textile and garment industry by decreasing the use of energy and water to better meet the requirements of international import markets, local media reported on Thursday. The industry set the target to reduce energy consumption […]

LAHORE, Nov 30 (APP):Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab Faisal Farid has said that according to the Meteorological Department fog has started in North East and South Punjab due to continuous dry weather. The series of air pollution will continue, there is also a […]

AlMessahag, Iraq, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):Jamil al-Juburi, 53, has never left his village in northern Iraq, where his family has worked the land for generations — but a dam will soon swallow his home, forcing them out. Tens of thousands of Iraqis are threatened by the […]