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The rare Markhor goat pictured in Pakistan. Photo: Unsplash/Nick SokolovWhen researcher Ashiq Ahmed Khan first visited Pakistan’s rugged Sulaiman Mountains, in 1982, he was there to study the markhor, a near-…
UNEP’s Faith for Earth Initiative, in partnership with the United Religions Initiative (URI), launched an innovative training in 2021 to bring interfaith and intra-faith communities and institutions together around climate action: The Faith for…
Islamabad, 4 June 2021 – Inclusive wealth, a measure of Pakistan’s prosperity and sustainability that accounts for social, economic and environmental factors has been on the rise consistently since 1992, a new UN…
There is deepening recognition that nature is fundamental to the existence and flourishing of a nation’s economy. We, humans, are embedded in Nature for most of our needs. The measurement of our dependence on Nature would help to manage them better…
As Pakistan prepares for World Environment Day, on June 5, the country has shown it is prepared to lead the way in ecosystem restoration with its Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project. The ambitious project- which is…
From the Himalayas in the north to the deserts of Balochistan in the west, to the mangroves of Sindh in the south, Pakistan’snatural diversity is spellbinding, but it is also under threat. In 2018, only 12 per…
Late Tahir Qureshi's son, Dr. Fakhir, planting a mangrove sapling along with Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan at ShahBunder. Photo: IUCNTahir Qureshi had many nicknames. Father of the…
Bangkok, 20 April 2021 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that it is working to fight plastic pollution using citizen science and machine learning, with technical advisory support from Google.…
The Republic of Korea has recently turned to some high-tech devices in its ongoing fight against air pollution. Last month, 5G-enabled autonomous robots began rolling through an industrial complex in the country’s…
Hidden in and around the muddy depths of the Mekong River is a wondrous animal world. Here you can find catfish that weigh up to 300 kilograms and measure almost the length of a car. You might come across a dolphin…
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