THIS refers to the tree plantation campaign of the government which is likely to start on Feb 13. Things are bound with priorities, and priorities come through interests.

KARACHI, Jan 16: A number of plant species in the country have become extinct while many more are on the verge of extinction and the situation demands that the government take immediate measures to conserve plants on scientific lines.
Pakistan is the only country in the world where altitude varies from sea level to 8,611 metres (the mountain of K2).

Pakistan is losing its flora at an alarming rate. It has the second highest rate of deforestation in the world, and studies suggest it would lose all naturally grown trees within 15 years if no mass-scale conservation efforts were put in place.The awareness of plant significance in government circles may be gauged from the fact that there is no department in the country that works for plant protection. Hence, no botanical survey has ever been carried out in the country’s history.

 ISLAMABAD, May 20: The government on Thursday announced that it had phased out chemicals that were responsible for ozone layer depletion and asked the armed forces to go for alternative substances necessary for military purposes.
 
The message came during a seminar that was part of the ministry of environment’s initiative to engage civil and military users of dangerous chemicals to phase out substances that had been banned under international treaties for being harmful to environment.