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COVID-19, Nipah virus, SARS, MERS are some of the zoonotic diseases The outbreak of diseases is linked to environmental destruction: Experts New Delhi: Around nine years ago, David Quammen, Author, Spillover: Animal Infections & The Next Human Pandemic had predicted a zoonotic in his book. Zoonotic diseases or zoonosis refers to any infection or disease that jumps from a non-human/ animal to humans. In 2019, the world witnessed the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 disease. However, C...

UN report says inclusive wealth on the rise in Pakistan Jun 5, 2021  Inclusive wealth, a measure of Pakistan’s prosperity and sustainability that accounts for social, economic and environmental factors has been on the rise consistently since 1992, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report shows. The report, , assessed Pakistan’s Inclusive Wealth, a measure of economic and environmental well-being that includes factors typically overlooked by indicators like Gross Domestic Produc...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged rich countries to provide funds to developing countries like Pakistan to fight global warming and improve the ecosystem.

A growing human population is putting pressure on resources and making the world more susceptible to the spread of zoonotic pathogens, which accounts for 75% of emerging infectious diseases, writes Anke Nel.

The report lists actions needed to prevent and halt soil pollution and to remediate polluted soils.

PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ISLAMABAD WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT BOARD The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board’s quest for ecosystem restoration We plan on recruiting more guards, building more check posts and implementing a proper management plan As we get ready to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 th, as the global host I’m glad that the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) was able to help with the rescue of an Asiatic Black Bear cub called Daboo. He is a 3-4 months old bear cub poached from...

Yemen: Health, environment and economy remain under threat from stricken oil tanker

Share World Environment Day is observed annually on 5 June, and this year the focus will be on ecosystems restoration and the need to reset our relationship with nature. Pakistan will host the 2021 event, with environmental issues that the country faces and the initiatives it has taken to mitigate these concerns being highlighted. This year’s theme complements the start of the United Nations’ (UN) decade of focusing on ecosystem restoration, which will end in 2030. Pakistan successfully lau...

The United Nations is urging governments around the world to rewild a billion hectares of degraded land in the next ten years.

Soils provide 95% of all food but are damaged by industrial, farming, mining and urban pollution