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Tiger breeding, exports flourish in S.Africa: charity

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Johannesburg, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s legal lion breeding has spawned a tiger farming industry for commercial exports, potentially posing a threat to the species already in decline, an animal welfare group warned Tuesday. Breeding lions for commercial hunting and for bone exports towards Asia is […]

China’s civil aviation sets out road-map for green development

Posted on January 30, 2022 by News Desk

BEIJING, Jan 30 (XINHUA/APP):China’s civil aviation industry will seek green and low-carbon development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), per a road-map issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This is the first plan on green development for China’s civil aviation sector. It […]

Ailing whale found near Athens returns to deeper waters

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Athens, Jan 29 (AFP/APP):An ailing young whale found near the coast of Athens in a rare sighting has returned to deeper waters after receiving medication, Greek officials said on Saturday. The male Cuvier’s beaked whale is now swimming near the southern island of Salamis, deputy […]

Oil spill ‘nail in the coffin’ for Covid-hit Thai beach businesses

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Rayong, Thailand, Jan 29 (AFP/APP):Oil washing up on a beach on Thailand’s east coast could be the “nail in the coffin” for pandemic-hit hotels and restaurants, local hospitality businesses said Saturday. The Thai navy and pollution experts are scrambling to clean up Tuesday […]

Repsol executives barred from leaving Peru over oil spill

Posted on January 29, 2022 by News Desk

Lima, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): A judge in Peru on Friday barred four executives of Spanish energy giant Repsol from leaving the country for 18 months as investigations look into a catastrophic oil spill. The government described the January 15 spill, in which 6,000 barrels of […]

Australia pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection

Posted on January 29, 2022 by News Desk

Sydney, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to prevent the vast network of corals from being removed from UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Aus$1 billion (US$700 million) […]

MWMC finalizes plan for month long cleanliness drive

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

MULTAN, Jan 27 (APP): Punjab government has decided to observe ‘Cleanliness month’ in the province including Multan district from January 28 to February 28. The plan has been devised for cleaning month as per directions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) MWMC Muhammad Farooq Dogar. The […]

More than 200 new species found in Mekong region: WWF

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Bangkok, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging. The finds include a new primate, a […]

‘Small’ oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

El Callao, Peru, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):A “relatively small” oil leak has been registered at a refinery off the Peruvian coast just 10 days after a major crude spill that workers are still battling to clean up, authorities said Wednesday. The oil escaped Tuesday during work […]

LHC bans cutting trees, mountains in Murree, Kahuta., Kotli Sattian

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

RAWALPINDI, Jan 24 (Online): Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench has imposed ban on cutting trees and mountains in the areas of Murree, Kahuta and Kotli Sattian. The court has summoned additional secretaries environment on January 31. A single bench of LHC led by Justice […]

Climate & Environment

Tiger breeding, exports flourish in S.Africa: charity

China’s civil aviation sets out road-map for green development

Ailing whale found near Athens returns to deeper waters

Oil spill ‘nail in the coffin’ for Covid-hit Thai beach businesses

Repsol executives barred from leaving Peru over oil spill

Australia pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection

MWMC finalizes plan for month long cleanliness drive

More than 200 new species found in Mekong region: WWF

‘Small’ oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup

LHC bans cutting trees, mountains in Murree, Kahuta., Kotli Sattian

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