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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Factsheet: River Dolphins
Less famous than their marine cousins, river dolphins are rapidly disappearing - along with their natural river habitats.
Living Documents Pakistan - DGIS WWF Tropical Forest Portfolio
Saving Pakistan's Green Gold. Conservation and Development in the Coastal Forest Areas.
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.