Mexico seeks ‘miracle’ to save near-extinct vaquita porpoise

San Felipe, Mexico, April 5 (AFP/APP): Mexican naval vessels, spotter planes and conservationists are patrolling the upper Gulf of California in a race against time to save the world’s rarest marine mammal from extinction. Mexico’s navy and the environmental organization Sea Shepherd are working together […]

40 more 3-wheeler rickshaws added for garbage collection

KARACHI, Apr 04 (APP): As many as 40 more three wheeler hydraulic system rickshaws have been added to further improve the arrangements for door-to-door garbage collection in district East here. The initiative is taken on the directives of Managing Director Sindh Solid Waste Management Board […]

7 steel factories sealed in Jamrud

PESHAWAR, Apr 03 (APP):District Administration along with Khyber Department of Environment and Industry officials sealed 07 steel factories in Jamrud for joint operation against steel and rolling mills, causing environmental pollution and violating code of conduct. Under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Jamrud, Shakeel Ahmed, […]

Saving nature: Conserving 30% of the land, sea just the start

Geneva, March 29 (AFP/APP): Expanding nature reserves to cover at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 is the flagship proposal of high-stakes talks to rescue Earth’s animals and plants from human destruction. But experts agree that a new target is the easy part […]

Australia declares ‘mass bleaching’ at Great Barrier Reef

Sydney, March 25 (AFP/APP): Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering “mass bleaching” as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities said Friday, in a blow widely blamed on climate change. The world’s largest coral reef system, stretching for more than […]

PHA plants 600 saplings to mark Pakistan Day

LAHORE, Mar 23 (APP): Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) on Wednesday planted around 600 fruity plants at Canal Road on the occasion of Pakistan Day. PHA Director General Zeeshan Javed in a statement said that Morus alba (Shahtoot), Jawa Plum and Guava plants were planted […]

Capacity-building training workshop on climate change concluded

MIRPUR ( AJK): , Mar 23 (APP):A two-day capacity-building training workshop titled “Developing Linkages between Stakeholders” representing various segments of the civil society from Azad Jammu Kashmir concluded on Wednesday with series of healthy recommendations as how to overcome climate change. There were 3 stakeholders […]

World ‘sleepwalking’ to climate catastrophe: UN chief

Paris, March 21 (AFP/APP): UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”, with major economies allowing carbon pollution to increase when drastic cuts are needed. The planet-saving goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is already “on life […]

UN chief calls for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 (APP): Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his message marking the International Day of Forests. “They act as natural filters, providing clean air and water, and they are havens of biological diversity…[and] […]

Aforestation only way to combat climate change

MULTAN, Mar 18 (APP): Secretary forests, fisheries and wildlife Sarfraz Magsi said on Friday that the adverse impact of climate change on agriculture rich south Punjab can only be countered by afforestation. During a visit to Taunsa camp office of south Punjab secretariat, district Dera […]