deforestation

News Desk  Peshawar: Highly vulnerable to climate change, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) faces a looming threat to its ecological balance, exacerbated by overpopulation, poverty, and unemployment. The rapid population growth in KP, driven by…

APP Islamabad: At a time when Pakistan is grappling with severe climate change threats, the challenge of fresh afforestation and protecting existing forested areas has become increasingly critical for both federal and provincial…

News Desk Lahore: Approximately 60 percent of Pakistan's forests are being used as firewood, 25 percent for furniture, and 15 percent are being lost due to urbanization and community-driven demands. Mian Kashif Ashfaq, Chief…

AFP/APP Jakarta: At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday.  The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in…

Faisal Saleem Khanewal: The 93-year-old artificial forest of Pirowal in Khanewal has the potential to augment the environment and grow into Pakistan’s largest artificial forest, but the area has been degraded from 19,299 acres of land to…

APP Mirpur AJK: The authorities launched an extensive drive against the rampant trend of illegal wood cutting and smuggling in Azad and Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday. According to the AJK Forest Department, in a determined effort to…

Shazia Mehboob Rawalpindi: Enthusiastic students from various universities and colleges in the twin cities showcased their artistic prowess in a live painting competition centered around the theme "Restoring the Mountain Ecosystems".…

AFP/APP Tunisia: A drone buzzed back and forth above rows of verdant orange trees planted near Nabeul, eastern Tunisia. The black unmanned aircraft, equipped with a multi-lens camera and sensors, has been enlisted by Tunisian farmers to…

APP Islamabad: The Sustainable Finance Bureau (SFB) has been established to reorient the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) towards sustainable finance, with 20 per cent (Rs 925 billion) of new PSDP schemes in FY2023-24 being…

Sadia Kayani Islamabad: The monsoon is the season of heavy rain, melting glaciers, cloudbursts, lightning, and GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The combination of these climatic factors compounds the risk of natural disasters.…