Rare leaf monkeys,listed as the endangered wild animals spotted in China’s Yunnan By: APP on May 10, 2022KUNMING: A group of Phayre’s leaf monkeys were recently spotted and captured on camera in a nature reserve in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, sources with the reserve said. Reserve staff said it was the first time that images of the species were captured in the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, representing the northernmost latitude the species […]
Chinese mainland registers tallest tree in Tibet By: APP on May 9, 2022LHASA: Chinese researchers have found a 76.8-meter tree in Medog County in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, the tallest ever registered in the Chinese mainland, local authorities said Monday. The tree, belonging to Pinus bhutanica, or Bhutan white pine, was measured by a research team led by Peking University in April. The final measurement beats […]
Sherry Rehman announces zero plastics in Climate Change Ministry on Earth Day By: APP on April 22, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday while commemorating World Earth Day 2022 announced that the Ministry of Climate Change had abolished the use of plastic bottles on its premises to ensure eco-friendly change. The minister in a series of tweets on her official Twitter handle shared an infographic depicting […]
Pakistan leading the Global Ecosystem restoration efforts: UNEP By: Web Desk on March 29, 2022 Pakistan was lauded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday for its efforts to increase ecosystem restoration; the country was leading global efforts on this front with its Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project (TBTTP). Dechen Tsering, UNEP’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific said, “Large scale restoration initiatives such as […]
KP Govt forms Environmental Advisory pane By: APP on March 22, 2022PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has notified the formation of an Environmental Advisory Committee under KP Environmental Protection Act, 2014 and KP Environmental Assessment Rules 2021. Director General (DG) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) KP will head the committee while members will include Regional Director EPA, representatives of Forests, Environmental and Wildlife of not less […]
Australian environment recovers from bushfires, drought By: APP on March 17, 2022CANBERRA: Australia’s national environmental health rating has more than doubled as a result of high rainfall. According to the latest annual environmental snapshot, which was published by the Australian National University (ANU) on Thursday, the National Environmental Condition Score in 2021 was 6.9 out of 10. It represents a significant improvement from three out of […]
World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN By: app/afp on February 23, 2022Paris: The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and governments are ill-prepared for the death and destruction such mega-blazes trail in their wake, the UN warned Wednesday. Even the most ambitious efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent a dramatic surge in the frequency […]
Massive forestation crucial to save future generations: PM By: APP on February 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday urged citizens to plant at least five trees per family and join the government’s efforts in securing a protected environment for future generations. Addressing the launch of the nationwide Spring Tree Plantation campaign, the prime minister said owing to Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change, massive forestation was crucial […]
Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study By: AFP on February 15, 2022The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time. There are an estimated 350,000 different manufactured chemicals on the market and large volumes of them end up in the environment. “The impacts that we’re starting to see today are […]
World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF By: AFP/APP on February 8, 2022Paris: Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale” wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics. Tiny fragments of plastic have reached even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet: […]