You may have heard about the rising sea levels, melting ice caps, drastic change in

weather patterns and significant decline in the population of several species on the
news. While you may think these events don’t affect you directly, the truth is they are
all signs of climate change that pose a huge threat to the entire planet. Therefore, just
like the rest of the world, there are several serious environmental issues in Pakistan
that need to be addressed and dealt with on an urgent basis.

Granted, the federal and provincial governments along with other organizations have
introduced several initiatives to solve the environmental problems in Pakistan.
However, there is much more that needs to be done if we want our future generations
to live in a world that at least has drinkable water, breathable air, tolerable weather
and edible produce.

Here are a few more agencies that deal with the ecological problems of Pakistan.

 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency

 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (formerly known as ENERCON)

 Pakistan Forest Institute

 National Council for Conservation of Wildlife

 The Zoological Survey Department of Pakistan

We basically live in an agricultural country where nearly 60% of the overall population
lives in rural areas with little to no access to clean water and proper sanitation
facilities. Owing to the growing population, expansion of the economic sector,
urbanization, poor waste management and a number of other factors, the
environmental problems in Pakistan are getting worse with each passing.

These are some of the major environmental concerns in Pakistan that you should
know about.

 Deforestation

 Air pollution

 Water pollution

 Land pollution

 Global Warming
 Solution
 The solution for this environmental issue is pretty clear: we need to plant more
trees and conserve our forests. Luckily, the government has been doing a lot
to raise awareness about tree plantation in Pakistan.
 As we all know, Pakistan already has a huge man-made forest in Punjab
known as Changa Manga. Other than that, the One Billion Trees initiative
undertaken by the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is also a noteworthy
achievement in this regard.
 Just recently, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a nationwide tree plantation
drive and announced August 18 to be marked as ‘Plant for Pakistan’ day.