Friday, July 5, 2024

Environment

First water recycling prototype inaugurated at car wash station in Islamabad

First water recycling prototype inaugurated at a car wash station in Islamabad together with the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad supported by UNDP. Prototype demonstration of recycling water at car wash service stations was held in Islamabad in collaboration with Metropolitan Corporation...

WWF-Pakistan encourages citizens to vote for environmental sustainability

Your Vote Counts - Vote responsibly and for environmental sustainability in the upcoming elections The subject of the environment is still struggling to be a top agenda in the national elections this year. This is why WWF-Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Votes...

Eco-friendly carpets of Pakistan introduced in France

Pakistan’s eco-friendly carpets now introduced in European Market Pakistan's finest, hand-knotted and machine-made carpets will now be available in the heart of Europe in France. Multan Carpet Industries has opened its first outlet and warehouse in Paris under the name “Noble Natural”...

More than 95% of world population is breathing dangerously polluted air: study

More than 95% of Earth’s population breathing dangerously polluted air, finds study More than 95% of the world's population breathe unhealthy air and the poorest countries are at greater risk, a new report has found. According to the annual State of Global...

Pakistan needs $40 billion to counter climate change threats

Pakistan need access to global funds to cope with climate change Pakistan will need approximately $40 billion in funds to achieve the desired level of greenhouse gas emissions during the next one and half decade and counter climate change threats,...

KP province achieves Bonn challenge commitment by planting 1 billion Trees

Billion Tree Project has also restored 350,000 hectares of forests Pakistan's north-western province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has successfully planted 1 billion trees and in fact surpassed the estimated target of Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project. Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf...

China plans to construct a forest city to combat air pollution

Forest City is under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti. China – More than a million people die in China every year from air pollution. Taking action against this alarming situation, China plans to fight back...

Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Biodiversity and tourism linkages in the scenic Hindu Kush Himalaya By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Scenic landscapes, forests, lakes, mountains, and farmlands attract many tourists to...

China is about to get its first vertical forest

Courtesy: weforum.org -- They could be the breath of fresh air that pollution-choked cities desperately need. Vertical forests – high-rise buildings covered with trees and plants – absorb carbon dioxide, filter dust from pollution and produce oxygen. They’re also an ingenious...

World’s largest marine park to be created in Antarctic Ocean

World's largest marine park will be created in the Ross Sea in Antarctica in landmark deal The European Union and 24 countries have reached a landmark international agreement to create the world’s largest marine park in the Southern Ocean, providing...

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Nearly 30,000 people evacuated as Northern California wildfires spreads amid heatwave

Raging wildfires in northern California has forced nearly 30,000 residents to evacuate as the state endures a brutal heatwave.