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Environmental issues in Pakistan include air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, climate change, pesticide misuse, soil erosion, natural disasters, desertification and flooding. According to the 2020 edition of the environmental performance index (EPI) ranking released by Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy , Pakistan ranks 142 ...
Starting in 2014, the government started pursuing a Billion Tree Tsunami policy, and in 2018 that policy was extended to a 10 billion tree, Plant for Pakistan program. [26] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, government agencies continued their reforestation program, creating 60,000 jobs among the unemployed. [45]
The increase in desertification in these regions has degraded the land to such an extent where people can no longer productively farm and make a profit. This has negatively impacted the economy and increased poverty rates. [39] There is, however, increased global advocacy e.g. the UN SDG 15 [40] to combat desertification and restore affected lands.
The Ehsaas Programme was the flagship social protection measure to lead towards a welfare state that is embodied in the Constitution of Pakistan.Its aim was to create precision safety nets, promote financial inclusion and access to digital services, support women's economic empowerment, focus on the central role of human capital formation for poverty eradication, economic growth, and ...
Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15 or Global Goal 15) is about "Life on land".One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015, the official wording is: "Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss". [1]
Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal on Monday was named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification. Maal has long been an activist on climate change and refugees.
An ex-CIA staffer offered a chilling theory behind the “extremely unsettling” number of drones that continue to flood the Northeastern skies — as federal officials brush off public panic as ...
No. 10 Highest: New Hampshire. Living in New Hampshire, the cradle of New England, can seem idyllic until you look at property taxes. The average property tax rate is 1.25%.