ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that monitoring of forest resources was pivotal for containing deforestation and forest land.
Monitoring system to stem forest loss launched
Islamabad
February 2, 2021
Islamabad:Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said the effective monitoring of forests is imperative for containing deforestation and forestland degradation and taming global warming-caused climate change. There has been large-scale deforestation and land degradation in the country over last several years for want of effective forest monitoring system, which helps detect logging operations in forest areas and natural habitats of outstanding significance or critical importance, in a matter of minutes, he told the launching ceremony of the National Forest Monitoring System here on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that monitoring of forest resources was pivotal for containing deforestation and forest land.
Islamabad
February 1, 2021
Islamabad : The Chinji National Park spreading over an area of 10,052 acres is likely to become one of the best destinations for local and foreign tourists due to its unique location and rare animal and bird species.
According to the details, this national park would also serve as a ‘model park’ because it would help achieve three main targets including the promotion of eco-tourism, protection of the natural environment and increase in green employment opportunities.
While providing details about the Chinji Park Secretary of climate change ministry Naheed Shah Durrani said the Chinji Park was established in 1987 in Talagang District and declared a protected area under a special category of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Area covered by mangroves increased by 300% in Pakistan: Amin Aslam
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said area covered by mangroves has increased by 300 percent in the country since 1990 as the covered area has increased from 477 square kilometers to 1463 kilometers.
In a video message, the Special Assistant said Pakistan is the only country in the world with an immense production of mangroves.
He said “95 percent of mangrove forests in the country were in the Indus delta in Sindh.
He said the Sindh government in collaboration with international organizations has played pivotal role in increasing mangroves in the country.