Tourists on Friday praised the Punjab government and the Punjab Wildlife Department for the soon-to-arrive Electric Safari Train, promising a whisper-quiet journey through the lush beauty of Changa Manga Forest and deep into the heart of the wild. While local visitors, tourists from other areas with local media channel expressed enthusiasm over the project, they […]
Forest
COP27: More than 25 countries band together to keep forest promise
More than 25 countries at the COP27 climate talks on Monday launched a group they said would ensure they hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, and announced billions of dollars to finance their efforts. The first meeting of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership, chaired by Ghana and the […]
Ban imposed on mining, digging
Abbottabad: The Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad on Friday imposed a ban under Section 144 on any kind of mining and digging in Guzara and Reserve Forest. The ban has been imposed for the next 2 months on any kind of mining and quarrying in Gazara, Reserve Forest. DC office Abbottabad issued the notification where it was […]
Deadly wildfires contained in Algeria after homes, livelihoods lost
Algiers: Wildfires which killed at least 38 people across northern Algeria have been contained, firefighters said Friday, as volunteers mobilised to help those who lost homes and livelihoods in the tragedy. “All of the fires have been completely brought under control,” said fire brigade Colonel Farouk Achour, of the civil defence department. Fierce fires have […]
Algeria forest blazes kill 38
El Kala, Algeria: Algerian firefighters Thursday battled two dozen blazes fanned by hot winds that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction across the drought-hit North African country. Deadly forest fires have become an annual scourge in the North African country, where climate change is turning large areas into a tinderbox in the […]
President concerned over wildfire incidents
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi Sunday expressed his serious concerns over increasing incidents of forest fires in different parts of the country. The president said that such fire incidents were causing huge financial loss to the nation as it deprived the effectees of their livelihood, put the life and properties of the inhabitants at high […]
Another fire eruption reported in Kani Guram forest
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Another forest fire eruption broke out in valley Kani Guram, tehsil Ladha, Divisional Forest Officer Saleem Khan Marwat said on Monday. He said that due to lack of Rescue1122 services in Ladha Tehsil, hundreds of olive and quercus baloot trees were burnt in the forest fire. However, a team of the KP Forest […]
Cengiz Coşkun Aka Turgut Alp extends deep grief over loss of lives in wildfires of Turkey
Famous Turkish actor Cengiz Coşkun, also known for his role as Turgut Alp in historical drama serial Dirilis: Ertugrul, has extended his deep grief over loss of lives in wild fires of Turkey. Taking it to Instagram, Cengiz shared a photo of the burning forest with a heartbreaking caption that stated, “My heart is burning […]
PM’s aide Malik Amin Aslam urges provinces to step up efforts to boost forest cover
The 5th Meeting of the Federal Forestry Board took place today on June 25th at the Ministry of Climate Change in Islamabad under the Chairmanship of the Special Assistant to the PM on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam. According to a press release issued here on Friday, the ministry spokesperson Muhammad Saleem Shaikh said this […]
Forest dept gives away beekeeping facilities in Bara
To provide job opportunities to locals at their doorstep, Khyber Forest Department Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP), on Monday, distributed modern beekeeping facilities among 35 families here in Kajuri area of Bara. The event was attended by NTFP Director, Ahmad Mansoor, as chief guest beside officials of NTFP, political workers and tribal elders. Speaking on the […]