deforestation

Dr Ikramullah Peshawar: There was a time when the people of Bajaur did not need a calendar to know which season had arrived. The cold winds, snowfall on the mountains, spring flowers, summer heat, monsoon rains and autumn leaves were…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Every morning, parents across the world hold their children's hands before crossing a road. In the animal kingdom, no one teaches that lesson. It is instinct.This photograph captures a troop of monkeys…

Dr Saeed Ahmad AliMultan: From rising temperatures and worsening floods to declining biodiversity and water insecurity, Pakistan’s growing environmental challenges are being linked to a silent crisis, the rapid loss of its forests.…

Shah Khalid ShahBajaur: As forests disappear, temperatures rise and pollution spreads, biodiversity in Pakistan's tribal district faces an uncertain futureBy the time summer arrives in Bajaur, residents can feel the difference.…

Raziq BhattiIslamabad: If we look back just two or three decades, the rhythm of nature in our region was entirely different. Spring would begin in early February, trees and plants would blossom naturally, summer would arrive by April,…

Shah Khalid Shah Bajaur: In the rugged landscape of Bajaur District, memories of a once-thriving natural world still linger in the stories of its elders. Eighty-five-year-old Malik Haroon Khan of Dele village in Khar Tehsil recalls…

AFP/APPParis, France: Deforestation on a small scale can have a disproportionately large impact on the climate, a new study has found, challenging the common perception that only large-scale destruction of tropical rainforests drives…

AFP/APPBelém, Brazil: The COP30 climate summit concluded after two weeks in Belem, marked by protests, street marches, and even a fire. Beneath the tents on the former airport site at the edge of the Amazon, nearly 200 nations adopted…

News Desk Islamabad: Deforestation is causing temperature rises of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to a new study and interactive map developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.The tool, created by scientists…

AFP/APPParis: Tropical nations from Cameroon to Colombia could soon earn millions annually under a new plan to protect the world’s rainforests, to be launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil.The Tropical Forests Forever Facility…