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Govt to launch satellite monitoring based State of Forest Report: Amin Aslam

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday said that the Ministry of Climate Change would launch State of the Forest Report annually, based on satellite monitoring to reveal change analysis of plantation sites after […]

37 shopkeepers fines for violating plastic bags ban in Capital

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): The Plastic Bags Ban Enforcement team on Friday imposed fines of Rs 50,000 on 37 shops or outlets near Simly Dam Road, Bhara Kahu for flouting the restriction. The team comprising Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) and […]

Int’l E-Conference on ecolinguistics and ecological narratives concluded

Posted on March 11, 2022 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP): A two-day international e-conference on Ecolinguistics and Ecological Narratives concluded here Thursday at the Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Riphah International University. At the conference, 28 international speakers from 16 countries presented their research on much-needed topics of ecology. More […]

EPA suggests hotel developers to follow eco-friendly models

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (APP): Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has called the administration of a newly proposed high rise “3 Star Hotel” to adopt Green Hoteling guidelines to reduce the burden on ecology and nature on their project site. The public hearing of the […]

S.Korea designates 2 more cities as special disaster zones for wildfire

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

SEOUL, March 8 (Xinhua/APP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday designated two more cities on the east coast as special disaster zones for a wildfire that had lasted for five days. Presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee said in a statement that Moon designated […]

STEM Teachers invited to participate in workshop on Climate Change

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (APP):Sukkur IBA University in collaboration with ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) and Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO (PNCU) would organize five-day training workshop on Climate Change Education through Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) from March 28- April 1. The training has […]

Factories sealed for spreading pollution

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

PESHAWAR, Mar 07 (APP): The district administration on Monday sealed two factories for spreading pollution in the Industrial Estate at Hayatabad. Assistant Commissioner Ubaid Dogar along with officials of the provincial environment department paid surprise visit to Industrial Estate area and during inspection the smoke […]

UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty

Posted on March 3, 2022 by News Desk

Nairobi, March 2 (AFP/APP):The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash “epidemic” that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is poised to adopt […]

World Wildlife Day to be marked on March 3

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (APP): World Wildlife Day will be marked on March 3 (Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to create awareness about endangered animals and plants and ways to fight against wildlife crime. Wildlife crime involves illegally selling and buying animal body parts, as […]

Climate grave threat to billions in urbanized world

Posted on March 1, 2022 by News Desk

Paris, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):From searing “heat islands” to flash floods and rising seas, an increasing torrent of climate change impacts threatens half of the world’s population living in urban areas, a major report by UN experts said Monday. Cities will have to adapt to protect […]

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