Earth Trust (IET) is a Pakistan based, not-for-profit organization working in the area of sustainable development. With “Development with Dignity” as its motto, IET firmly believes in working towards a sustainable development that will enhance the lives of future generations in the Rural Areas of Sindh and Baluchistan. All their programmes are encompassed within an…
Natural disasters have forced many of Bangladesh’s poor out of the countryside and into the capital’s congested slums, turning them into so-called climate refugees. Yet far from merely suffering, the country is working to become more resilient. Maelzer traveled to areas in Bangladesh that experienced some of the worst effects of climate change.
The Rainforest Alliance’s latest video showcases efforts to train Sri Lankan smallholder tea farmers in innovative weed-control methods, which is an important aspect of sustainable agriculture. Over the past 150 years, Sri Lanka’s tea growers have set high standards with its world-renowned Ceylon Tea. Despite the forests surrounding the estates being crucial in giving the tea…
The Himalayas have the largest concentration of glaciers outside the polar region. provide the headwaters for nine major river systems in Asia. These freshwater reserve are a lifeline for almost one-third of humanity. There is clear evidence that Himalayan glaciers have been melting at an unprecedented rate in recent decades. This has causes major changes in…
Climate change is taking place at a rapid pace, exacerbating pressures on fragile ecosystems and human well-being. Ecosystems of the Himalayas like in the Hindu-Kush and communities dependent on them for a livelihood and other services are highly vulnerable to climate related risks. Traditionally local communities have been adjusting to climatic and environmental changes and therefore…
50.4 million trees were planted in just 24 hours by 800,000 volunteers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh as part of a reforestation initative. This beat the previous world record of 847,275 trees planted in Pakistan in 2013. The ultimate aim is 33% forest cover. More than 80 different species of sapling were raised at…
Nepal is an agrarian mountainous country situated in the central Himalayas, with an altitude ranging from 60m to 8848m. Within this climatic range, the mountain ecosystem of Nepal nurtures around 118 ecosystems, 75 types of vegetation and 35 types of forest. Nepal also has 3,252 glaciers that encompass an area of 5323sq km. However, the…
The Earth is experiencing the warmest surface temperatures since modern climate measurements were implemented in 1880. This extreme global warming is the result of excessive concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Although developed countries have released most of the greenhouse gases that have caused climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
Climate change is a pressing reality for Maldives, the Indian Ocean’s picturesque archipelago comprising 1,200 islands. With the highest points of the island nation no more than 8 feet above sea level, it is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the impacts of climate change—from sea level rise to more frequent…
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness!” – said John Muir, naturalist and environmental philosopher, who was an advocate of preservation of wilderness in America way back in the 19th century. The sexagenarian Kusum Dahivalkar lives up to Muir’s philosophy each and every day. In fact, her life has been all about…