Best Environmental Website Of Pakistan
INTRODUCTION Soil: It is defined as an upper layer of the earth covered with material comprising of water, gas, microorganisms minerals, and organic matter. Living organisms living in soil are termed soil biota. Soil Classification: Soil is a dynamic ecosystem that keeps on changing with time. Climate change shows its effect on the soil. Check […]
The latest research summarized the impacts of the corona virus pandemic on the environment of Pakistan. Globally, WHO declared the corona virus as a pandemic disease, the corona virus spread across more than 215 countries. Where it caused massive deaths and socioeconomic deadlock, surprisingly the air quality was improved. Major Cities of Pakistan had a […]
INTRODUCTION Pakistan is an environmentally conscious country. The government of Pakistan has initiated several projects in order to tackle the impacts of climate change. The projects include the billion tree tsunami project, miyawaki urban forests, protected area management, bamboo production, etc. Pakistan has listed among the top 10 countries most affected by climate change. Climate […]
INTRODUCTION WILDLIFE TRADE This term is defined as the trade of products that are derived from wildlife that includes body parts of animals such as meat, bones, skins, etc. Living and dead animals are also traded internationally. The traded wild plant species are then grown in a controlled environment. ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE Illegal wildlife trade […]
INTRODUCTION The water resources in Pakistan are getting depleted due to the overuse of groundwater. A research paper reported that 73% of groundwater is used for irrigation while 27% is used from other freshwater resources. Pakistan is suffering from water crisis and we all know that. For more information read: Water Crisis in Pakistan- Current […]
INTRODUCTION Water Scarcity: Water scarcity in simple terms is defined as insufficient or depleted freshwater resources that can no longer serve the standard water demand of a particular area. Water Scarcity Crisis: Humans on Earth are experiencing water scarcity crisis. How this crisis emerged is solely related to human activities. Naturally, some areas are water […]
Insects are tiny and sometimes annoying (we are talking about you, mosquitos), but most of them are extremely important for the environment. Insects like ants and beetles are cleaners of our environment and without them earth would be a dump of waste (it is sadly becoming so, thanks to non-biodegradable plastic waste). Insects that don’t […]
We can all agree on the fact that butterflies are extremely beautiful and along with flowers one of the most pretty and precious things in our nature. Butterflies come in all shapes, colours and sizes, and all of them share a common characteristic: they are beautiful. Pakistan is one of those lucky countries where a […]
Decade 2021 – 2030 has been officially announced as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which will officially begin on this year’s World Environment Day on 5th June, 2021. Pakistan is the host country for this year’s World Environment Day which is definitely a great honour but totally justified as Pakistan is one of the […]
Pakistan is a country which is very rich in biodiversity as we have various kinds of biomes or life zones in our country such as freshwater, marine and coastal, freshwater wetlands and coral reef biomes to coniferous forests, temperate deciduous forests, thorn forests, grasslands and shrub lands, littoral and swamp, and Alpine and Tundra as […]