Coinciding with the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, United Nations experts have warned that Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
KABUL (Pajhwok): National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) chief Mawlawi Mati-ul-Haq Khalis has departed for Azerbaijan at the head of a delegation to participate in the 13th World Urban Forum. The NEPA of Afghanistan announced that Khalis traveled today to Baku,…
MAHMOODRAQI( Pajhwok): Five people were killed and two others injured after heavy rain and hail hit Shanan Khail village in Tagab district of Kapisa province, causing significant financial losses as well. Abdulaziz Nazari, spokesperson for Kapisa province, told Pajhwok that…
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says Afghanistan’s forest cover has expanded by 427,000 hectares over the past one and a half decades.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NPEA) says participants in the “Mountains and Climate Change” meeting have stressed the need to expand cooperation to address environmental threats in mountainous regions, particularly Afghanistan. The NPEA said in a statement that…
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Three people have lost their lives and dozens of residential houses have been destroyed. Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of the Baghlan Department of Natural Disaster Management, said that on Thursday night, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Khinjan district,…
National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) chief Mawlawi Mati-ul-Haq Khalis on Tuesday led a delegation to Kazakhstan to attend a regional ecological summit.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some farmers in southern Ghazniprovince are calling for the implementation of projects providing improved seeds, standard fertilisers and water-management systems. They say such measures could increase crop yields, strengthen farmers’ livelihoods, and reduce the negative impacts of climate…
KABUL (Pajhwok): Environmental and health experts have warned that rising temperatures and unusual rainfall patterns are accelerating glacier melt, reducing snow cover, drying soils, increasing land erosion and triggering more frequent dust storms across Afghanistan, while also posing serious risks…
The Municipality of western Herat has launched a large-scale tree-planting campaign in the provincial capital, aiming to plant around 28,000 non-fruit saplings across the city to expand urban green spaces.
The head of the National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), Maulvi Mati-ul-Haq Khalis, has called on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to collaborate with Afghanistan in addressing environmental protection, agriculture, livestock and water management issues.
Following the publication of a Pajhwok report highlighting concerns over the accumulation of waste in the capital of western of Herat, several residents say that sanitation conditions have improved in recent days. The city municipality has also reported an increase in the volume of waste collected.
As winter approaches, many residents of Kabul have raised concerns over rising air pollution—a problem that, according to doctors, has serious and harmful consequences for public health. They advise that people use air-purifying masks when moving around outdoors.
A number of residents in Herat say the rising population and increasing number of vehicles have led to more garbage heaps in the capital of the western province, turning the situation into one of their major concerns.
About 180 birds of various species have been released back into their natural habitat in the central Parwan province, an official said on Tuesday.
Following the publication of a Pajhwok Afghan News report about a youth-led campaign to revive mountain forests and pastures in central Daikundi province, the drive-organiser says the report has motivated people, leading to broad public support and participation in the initiative.
A number of residents in southern Ghazni province say that due to the ongoing drought and severe air pollution, many people have been suffering from various illnesses.
Based on air quality monitoring organization IQAir, Lahore ranks as the world’s most polluted city, with Kabul coming in second, as particulate matter levels in the Afghan capital soared to 58 µg/m³ on Thursday.
The municipality of central Daikundi province on Tuesday launched a public cleaning campaign with the participation of local officials and some residents to promote the culture of urban cleanliness.
Climate change and years of neglect has stripped the mountains of central Daikundi province of their native forests and pastures, leaving them barren and lifeless. Now, a young environmental activist is striving to bring a “Green Future” back to the hills.
On the occasion of World Clean Air Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that a safe and clean environment is one of the fundamental human rights.
