The plight of the Indus River Dolphins is well known by now due to the efforts of the World Wildlife Fund in Pakistan, less known is the plight of the Asian Black Bear, the Goitered Gazelle, the ...

Raining on the farmers’ parade

Once again the citizenry of Pakistan is abuzz with the news of another mega project that is taking shape in their name… that of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Bus Rapid Transit scheme. The ...

The rate of deforestation in Pakistan is the highest in the world. Unless this is reversed we will just be taking one step forward at any plantation drive

25 per cent of forests in Northern Areas are lost to timber mafia and authorised chopping

Military presence in Siachen poses vast dangers to the environment

— Dr R K Pachauri, Nobel laureate

Content-wise, the National Climate Change Policy is welcome even though a mixed bag. But what about implementing mechanisms?

Changes in precipitation and drought cycles, humidity, water-table levels and ensuing soil chemistry will impact archaeological sites

Aamir Jadoon has made it his life’s mission to fight the odds: against a recommended 25% forestry cover, Pakistan has a debatable 5.2%

Will there, or won’t there be floods this year? amid a sense of foreboding stemming from past failure to meet the eventuality, there is also the spectre of drought in some areas

U.N.’s ‘once-in-a generation’ opportunity in Rio leaves behind