GILGIT – A groundbreaking scientific survey has revealed that only 167 snow leopards remain in Pakistan, highlighting the species’ critical vulnerability to climate change, poaching, and habitat loss. The decade-long research, conducted by the Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) of Pakistan between 2010 and 2019, used extensive camera trapping across 40,000 square kilometres and 1,200 genetic […]
IUCN
Terrors of Extinction Strike Again
There are presently 150,000 entries on the Red List for endangered species by the (IUCN). Some of these who have managed to make the list are those who are threatened with extinction. This list is extensive and fraught with concern. It includes 13 percent of birds, 27 percent of mammals, 33 percent of reef building […]
Amin says govt to use ERF to create 100,000 nature jobs
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Friday said that Pakistan was investing in ecosystem restoration through the Ecosystem Restoration Fund (ERF) which was launched last year and would be used to create 100,000 nature jobs. He was addressing a webinar as part of a series of events, organised […]
LLF in NYC spotlights national debates
The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) usually involves professional writers and experts sitting and talking to one another in public, sometimes a debate, to provide a form of lively entertainment that highlights key issues in Pakistan. Therefore, the recent Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) that concluded in New York was not too dissimilar from previous years and […]