ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the Sindh government to submit a progress report on cutting of trees from forests in six weeks. A three-member bench of the  court headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed heard the case. At the outset of hearing, Justice Azmat Saeed asked was Sindh government ...

The Ministry of Climate Change and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China signed a memorandum of understanding in Islamabad on Monday to enhance bilateral cooperation in forests sector. The MoU was signed by Prime Minister's Advisor on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and ...

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has taken notice of illegal cutting of forests in Swat and ordered inquiry into the matter. In a statement in Peshawar, he said the inquiry report should be presented within a day. The Chief Minster said cutting of forest will not be allowed under any ...

LAHORE:South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tahir Rasheed said on Monday said that the company with the help of private sector will plant 130 million trees, over an area of 99077 acres of forestland, in five districts of south Punjab. Talking to APP CEO Tahir Rasheed ...

International Day of Forests is being observed in Pakistan as elsewhere in the world today.The Day is being celebrated to raise awareness about importance of all types of forests.In his message on the occasion, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said the government realizes the importance of ...

PESHAWAR (APP): The Environment and Forest Department Khyber Pakthunkhwa under its Billion Tree Afforestration project (BTAP) would complete its first manmade forest at Gari Chandan near Peshawar by March next to counterbalance the growing effects of climate change, environmental pollution and ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): Ministry of Climate Change has sent a final draft of the National Forest Policy to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) for approval at its next meeting."The policy, hammered out in strenuous and elaborate consultation with the provincial forest and wildlife departments and other ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Green Pakistan Programme (GPP) is likely to be launched in last week of the current month to plant 14.2 million trees across the country. "The programme is being launched as a national cause and part of the present government's efforts to protect the country and its ...

LAHORE: (APP) Provincial Minister for Forests, Wildlife & Fisheries Malik Muhammad Asif Bha Awan has said that the Forests department is doing its level best to provide maximum recreational facilities to the masses and in this regard,Shahdara Reserve Forest (Kroll Jhugian) is being converted ...

LAHORE: (APP) Experts on environment and climate said on Wednesday that over 30 million acres of forests and woodlands were losing every year across the globe due to deforestation.Talking to APP, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) senior researcher Dr Kashif Salik said that forests ...