Environment

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  Environment

  2019-08-23

  In photos: Bajaur residents battle climate change through 'Plant for Pakistan'

  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department will distribute and plant 150,000 trees during this campaign.

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  Environment

  2019-02-27

  KP works to preserve local fish as overfishing, pollution take toll

  Officials are seeking to bolster fish populations, thus aiding the cause of food security and reducing discontent that can breed militancy.

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  Environment

  2018-12-11

  Pakistan moves toward cleaner, cost-effective brick making

  A government ban on traditional brick kilns through December has workers concerned for their future as officials search for alternative technologies.

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  Environment

  2018-11-27

  'Plant for Pakistan' sets sights on planting 10 billion trees in 5 years

  Under the project, launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan, about 5.4 million trees are expected to be planted each day across Pakistan for the next five years.

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  Environment

  2018-10-09

  Imran Khan launches 'Clean Green Pakistan' campaign

  The cleanup is aimed at reducing pollution in Pakistan, including in the air and water, and at providing a clean and green country to future generations.

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  Environment

  2018-08-15

  In photos: addressing water shortages in tribal areas

  Wells must be dug 450 feet deep in some areas of Mohmand District, a difficult job for local tribesmen. The KP government is stepping up help.

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  Environment

  2018-07-04

  In photos: once barren and scorched, KP's hills now covered in 'green gold'

  Hundreds of millions of trees have been planted to fight deforestation in the Heroshah region of Malakand District.

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  Environment

  2018-05-14

  Mangrove planting campaigns shore up Pakistan's coastal ecosystems

  Sindh Forest Department officials planted more than 1.1 million mangroves in less than 13 hours last month, breaking the department's own earlier Guinness World Record.

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  Environment

  2017-09-19

  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's billion-tree project is conservation 'success story'

  The provincial government's Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project is ahead of schedule, coming under budget and receiving international acclaim.