Best Environmental Website Of Pakistan
Glaciers in Pakistan: Pakistan is a country blessed with more than 7000 glaciers – some of them really big ones and others rather small ones. This is the reason why this Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush region is known as the “third pole” of this world – as it contains more ice than anywhere else in the world except […]
Forests of Pakistan: Forests with their lush vegetation and myriads of trees are cited as the lungs of the Earth. Forests are not only important for local biodiversity but are also responsible for Carbon Sequestration. Pakistan, however is unfortunately a country not quite richly endowed with forests. With most of the area falling under arid […]
The Ever-Present Problem of Plastic Pollution: Not only in Pakistan but all around the globe, the dependence on plastic is reaching an all time high and we realized how great this dependence was when the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was discovered floating in the stretch of water that spans from the West Coast of North […]
Introduction: In 2023 when the population has just hit 8 billion, food insecurity and water scarcity has become an even bigger issue with mostly the rural population and minorities suffering from it. Besides the environmental injustice and environmental degradation of our land and soil, growing food is also becoming a challenge due to soil erosion, […]
Introduction: Common Fauna Present in Gilgit Baltistan Gilgit Baltistan is home to not only some of the highest number of glaciers outside the poles, but it is also very rich in flora and fauna species of the world especially some that are endemic like snow leopards, Yaks, Markhors etc. to name a few. It is […]
Common Flora Found In Gilgit-Baltistan And Its Surrounding Regions – Plant Biodiversity Of GB, Pakistan Gilgit Baltistan is an administrative province or territory of Pakistan that self-governs. It borders Azad Kashmir and was previously known as the Northern Areas. The geographic area of Gilgit Baltistan is 6 times bigger than that of Azad Kashmir. The […]
INTRODUCTION: How and Why should we help our environment individually? As the planet continues to deteriorate due to human activities and exploitation of its resources; it is very important that there be a reform in the global policies and increased calls for actions against climate change. However, even at the individual and community level, the […]
Introduction: Need for Eco-Friendly Inventions Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and the consequential increase in carbon dioxide emissions and other pollutants in the atmosphere, the environment has been degrading gradually. However, latest developments in technology have made it possible to offset the negative impacts of these emissions in an attempt to reduce its […]
Introduction: Biodiversity in Pakistan Like many other parts of the world, Pakistan is also endowed with a huge variety of flora and fauna. They range everywhere from the arid deserts of Thar and Cholistan to the cooler northern mountainous regions of Hunza. Many of them are also critically endangered and efforts are needed for their […]
Evergreen Plants: Evergreen plants can be defined as those plants that never lose their leaves and remain “evergreen” throughout the year and seasons. Although most of the plants are coniferous– which are plants characterized by needle-like or scaly leaves. However, not all evergreen plants are coniferous and some may even be deciduous. In essence, the […]