Environment

Articles relating to the environment

International Mangroves Day Action

Posted Tue, 07/28/2009 - 05:43

International Mangroves Day Action urged against mangrove chopping
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By Jan Khaskheli

Karachi

We need to turn carbon into gold

VIEWPOINT
Oliver Tickell

Little meaningful progress seems to have been made at the UN climate summit in Poznan, Poland, says Oliver Tickell, author of Kyoto2. In this week's Green Room, he calls on world leaders to back a deal that will raise the serious funds needed to deliver a low carbon future.

Developing nations need financial support in order to switch to renewables

Progress at the UN climate summit in Poznan, Poland, appears to have ground to a halt.

Ozone protection feels the heat

VIEWPOINT
Fionnuala Walravens

Former UN chief Kofi Annan described the 1989 Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer as "probably the most successful environmental agreement to date". But in this week's Green Room, Fionnuala Walravens considers how the complex interactions of ozone depletion and climate change in the atmosphere are mirrored in the global political debate. So far, the Kyoto Protocol has yet to wake up to the fact that HFC emissions are likely to continue rising considerably in the foreseeable futureSo far, the Kyoto Protocol has yet to wake up to the fact that HFC emissions are likely to continue rising considerably in the foreseeable future

2009 National Year of Environment

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The government on Tuesday announced launching of 2009 as National year of Environment, challenging citizens, businesses and stakeholders to get involved and pledge for a greener future.

“Today Pakistan is confronted with a number of severe environmental problems caused by accelerated rate of economic and demographic changes,” said Minister for Environment, Hameedullah Jan Afridi at a press conference.

Focus on Environment 2008: Tussle between EPA officials mars efficiency

* Post of EPA DG remains bone of contention
* 15 cases are pending in SC, 54 in LHC, 26 in sessions and civil courts, 15 in POC and 315 in ET
* EPA issues 460 Environment Protection Orders to polluters

By Abdul Manan

LAHORE: Tussle between the Environment Protection Agency officials effected its working and they showed apathy towards solving environmental issues in the Punjab in 2008.

Climate change: need stressed to develop early warning system

Posted Thu, 01/01/2009 - 06:00

An early warning system is essential in order to avoid losses to lives and properties, speakers said on Wednesday at a seminar on “Climate change and its impact on the coastal communities.” The event was organised by Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), and was attended by a large number of fisherfolk from different coastal villages and freshwater bodies as well as experts and representatives of civil society organisations.

PFF fortnightly email news bulletin from 16 to 31 Dec 2008

Experts worried over the disastrous impacts of climate Change on theFishing Communities

2009 formally titled ‘National Year of Environment’

Posted Wed, 12/31/2008 - 06:32

With a commitment to cope with the global challenge of environmental degradation and climate change, 2009 has been formally titled ‘The National Year of Environment’, The News learnt.

Minor quake hits coastal areas of Pakistan

Posted Mon, 12/29/2008 - 12:58

A moderate earthquake of 5.5 magnitude was felt in the coastal areas of Pakistan Friday morning at 2:40 am local time, but no damage of property or life was reported.

According to the Chief Met Officer of Sindh, Raiz, an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude struck coastal areas of the country, at a depth of 10 kilometres and the epicenter was 305 kilometres west-southwest of Karachi, a private TV channel (ARYoneworld) reported. He also said that at present no warning has been issued as such tremors were not of much concern as long as they remained under 6 magnitude.

Environment devastated by political bias and apathy

Posted Wed, 12/24/2008 - 06:58

Karachi: The year 2008 was marked by political affiliations causing government institutions, particularly those liable to monitor the environmental degradation, to run ineffectively as political bias pervaded operations of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), now witnessing a fourth new chief within a year.