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Conservation and environmental news & publications: Pakistan

Upper Naltar Valley Protected forest at 11000 feet Northern Pakistan

WWF celebrates saving of Himalayan forest and not so Common Leopard

An initiative by Pakistan’s Supreme Court and a media and legal campaign has ended a proposed large tourism development in one of the best remaining representative areas of Himalayan forest in the Punjab.

Posted on 21 August 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

"It is good to see a productive competition between Pakistan and India. We hope that tree planting competitions will become as popular as cricket matches."

WWF rewards Pakistan for tree planting world record

Pakistan set the Guinness World Record for tree planting, beating India in a healthy and productive international competition contributing to preserving fragile and endangered forests.

Posted on 16 July 2009 | 25 comments | Read more

UK citizens using 58 baths of water a day

While each person in the UK drinks, hoses, flushes and washes their way through around 150 litres of mains water a day, they consume about 30 times as much in “virtual” water embedded in food, clothes and other items – the equivalent of about 58 bathtubs full of water every day.

Posted on 20 August 2008 | 1 comments | Read more

River Indus near Skardu in Pakistan.

Once upon a time in Hunza Valley

By Ali Gohar Hunzai.

I am a resident of Hunza Valley, situated in the north of Pakistan. A few days ago, I was thinking about the changes that had occurred in my valley since I was a child. I was quite shocked to know that while we enjoy modern facilities today, we have lost many things which were part of the natural environment of these areas and are now irreversibly lost. I would like to share the changes I have observed in three decades in Hunza Valley and the Karakoram areas where I was raised.

Posted on 14 May 2008 | 11 comments | Read more

The seven river, five nation Latin American river dolphin survey will help river dolphin conservation efforts on five continents

13 river, 5 nation river dolphin census to help conservation on two continents

Santiago de Cali, Colombia: A milestone in the protection of the world's engangered river dolphins has been achieved with the successful completion of an ambitious 13 river, five nation census survey of South America's river dolphins.

Posted on 10 March 2008 | 2 comments | Read more

Snow leopards live in mountain steppes and coniferous forest scrub at altitudes ranging from 2000 to 6000 meters.

WWF radio collars elusive snow leopard in Pakistan

For the first time ever, scientists have captured and radio collared a snow leopard in northern Pakistan with the hope of learning more about this endangered cat species.

Posted on 23 November 2006 | 2 comments | Read more

A WWF survey identified less than 2,000 Ganges River dolphins in India's rivers.

Factsheet: River Dolphins

Less famous than their marine cousins, river dolphins are rapidly disappearing - along with their natural river habitats.

Posted on 08 March 2006 | 3 comments | Read more

Living Documents Pakistan - DGIS WWF Tropical Forest Portfolio

Saving Pakistan's Green Gold. Conservation and Development in the Coastal Forest Areas.

Posted on 23 May 2004 | 1 comments | Read more

Traffic in Pakistan. One way that WWF tries to help reduce pollution and unnecessary use of natural resources is to encourage employees to use public transport rather than drive to work.<BR>

WWF-Pakistan becomes ISO 14001 certified

The certification of WWF-Pakistan's environmental management system puts WWF's mission of reducing pollution and wasteful consumption of natural resources into practise.

Posted on 12 January 2004 | 1 comments | Read more

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