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Markets

Stakeholders call for sustainability of rice sector

ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with OXFAM-GB, held a stakeholder meeting on the importance of a...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Pakistan

Concern expressed over netting of croakers off Balochistan

KARACHI: Fishermen hauled commercially high-value ‘croakers fish’ in Balochistan waters last weekend, fetching...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

Speakers call for decarbonisation of textile sector

KARACHI: Speakers called for decarbonisation of the country’s textile sector at a workshop that the WWF-Pakistan...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

BR Research

Interview with Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General, WWF-Pakistan

‘What carbon is for mitigation; water is for adaptation’ Hammad Naqi Khan is the DirectorGeneral at WWF-Pakistan. He...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 06:34am

Pakistan

Indus dolphins’ conservation: Engro Foundation joins hands with WWF

KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan and Engro Foundation on Wednesday entered into a partnership for the conservation and...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am

Pakistan

Organic cotton production in KPK, Balochistan: WWF signs agreement with three private sector firms

LAHORE: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Pakistan has entered into an agreement with three private sector firms to...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:16am

Pakistan

Two giant mantas spotted off Karachi coast after 6 years

KARACHI: The globally endangered mantas - fish species, which are a relative of the shark and sting ray - showed up...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

MoU signed: WWF-P, PU join hands for environment protection

LAHORE: WWF-Pakistan and University of the Punjab signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to work in unison to...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

Pakistan

Environmental education campaigns: WWF-Pakistan inks MoU with Novumpack

KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Novumpack for the corporate sustainability...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

Pakistan

WWF-Pakistan installs satellite tags on stranded dolphins

KARACHI: The Sindh Wildlife Department and WWF-Pakistan successfully installed satellite tags on three stranded ...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Pakistan

Snow leopards: Karakoram Range surprises world with population growth: WWF-Pakistan

KARACHI: Elsewhere on the globe snow leopards may confront with the extinction threats but Pakistan’s Karakoram...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am

BR Research

Interview with Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General, WWF-Pakistan

“Adaptation at the local level is critical to address climate change in Pakistan.” Hammad Naqi Khan is the...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

SEPA, WWF-P prepare 'Cleaner Production Policy' draft

KARACHI: With the help of renowned ecologists, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) in collaboration ...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

40pc of population faces food insecurity: expert

LAHORE: Though Pakistan is amongst the world’s top ten producers of wheat, cotton, rice, sugarcane, mango, dates...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

Pakistan

Community water stewardship project: PepsiCo joins hands with WWF to invest Rs160m

ISLAMABAD: PepsiCo Friday joined hands with WWF-Pakistan to invest Rs 160 million in a community water stewardship...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

‘Pakistan amongst 10 most vulnerable countries of climate change’

LAHORE: “Pakistan ranks amongst the 10 most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, even though it...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

Recharge Pakistan programme: WWF-Pakistan convenes consultative multi-stakeholder workshop

LAHORE: WWF-Pakistan here on Thursday convened a consultative multi-stakeholder workshop for the endorsement of ...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Pakistan

WWF, AWS working on water projects

FAISALABAD: WASA vice chairman Sheikh Shahid Javed said making water safe for future generations is an important...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Pakistan

Growth in timber cover: Public and private sectors' efforts acknowledged

KARACHI: The lifeline mangrove forests shield of Indus Delta has grown to 130,000 hectares in 2021, the WWF-Pakistan...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

Environment: Oxford-Pakistan scholars to assist students in research

KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan will act as a mentoring institute for the Pakistan Field Research Programme with the ...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Speakers for sustainable management of natural resources

KARACHI: Speakers on Tuesday called for a sustainable management of the existing natural resources to safeguard and...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Fishermen catch a 20-feet-long whale shark

KARACHI: Fishermen pulled off a big whale shark to the shore of Thatta that had ‘accidentally’ trapped into a...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan

WWF-Pakistan calls for conserving climate through environmental education

KARACHI: The WWF-Pakistan on Saturday called for investments into conserving climate through environmental ...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

Pakistan

Dawlance signs MoU with WWF-Pakistan

KARACHI: Having a vision to combine its technology leadership with preservation of nature, Dawlance has recently...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Pakistan

WWF-Pakistan calls for ban on migratory birds' hunting

KARACHI: Pakistan saw a rise in the population of migratory birds across its water bodies over the past two years, ...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:32am

Pakistan

Nadeem Khalid elected WWF-Pakistan president

LAHORE: The Board of Directors of WWF-Pakistan has elected Nadeem Khalid as the new President of WWF-Pakistan. He is...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan commemorates Earth Hour 2021 completely online

KARACHI: On Saturday, 27 March at 8:30 p.m. Earth Hour united individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Scientists recognise Indus, Ganges dolphins as separate species: WWF

KARACHI: After two decades of research, scientists have recognised the endangered Indus and Ganges dolphins as...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Pakistan

Experts fear acute water scarcity

KARACHI: An intense water scarcity is feared to trigger displacement of 700 million people worldwide by 2030, ...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

Editorials

Protecting and preserving biodiversity

EDITORIAL: Speakers at a recent seminar on “Engagement of Youth in Addressing Coastal Climate Vulnerability”,...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am