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Pakistan: Its time to get serious about climate change
2014-11-01 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald Tribune: Sixty-seven years ago, 47 per cent of the land in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was covered by forests, including tracts of virgin forest land in Neelum Valley. Now, the area has been whittled down to just 12 per cent, as deforestation, landslides and sewage water have swept through the region and destroyed the green belt. In the upper areas of AJK, where there is no liquefied petroleum gas facility, people are cutting the trees to use the wood for fuel in cooking and heating, explained Secretary...
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