{"id":76439,"date":"2025-06-03T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76439"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:35:04","slug":"pak-epa-holds-clean-up-campaign-at-margalla-hills-to-mark-world-environment-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pak-epa-holds-clean-up-campaign-at-margalla-hills-to-mark-world-environment-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak-EPA holds clean-up campaign at Margalla hills to mark World Environment Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: To<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>commemorate<\/span> World Environment Day 2025<\/a>, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) successfully <\/span>held<\/span>\u00a0a two-day clean-up\u00a0<\/span>campaign<\/span>\u00a0on Margalla Hills Trail 5.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>two-day clean-up drive<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>concluded on Monday, <\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>starting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>point<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>Environment Week\u00a0<\/span>events<\/span> and was in line <\/span>with this year<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>international<\/span>\u00a0theme:\u00a0<\/span>“<\/span>Eliminate Plastic Pollution<\/span><\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>campaign<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>engaged<\/span>\u00a040\u00a0<\/span>universities<\/span>, civil society\u00a0<\/span>groups<\/span>, and community volunteers who were organized in teams to collect <\/span>litter<\/span>\u00a0along the\u00a0<\/span>picturesque<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>trekking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>path systematically<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>two days,\u00a0<\/span>over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>500 kilograms of solid waste<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>consisting of\u00a0<\/span>plastic\u00a0<\/span>wraps<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>throwaways<\/span>, plastic bottles, and other non-biodegradable\u00a0<\/span>trash\u00a0<\/span>were <\/span>cleaned<\/span>\u00a0from the\u00a0<\/span>trail<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>drive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>didn’t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>target<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cleaning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the trails but also\u00a0<\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>sensitization<\/span> on sustainable waste management, proper consumption<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>natural<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ecosystem\u00a0<\/span>protection<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Being<\/span>\u00a0one of the most\u00a0<\/span>visited\u00a0<\/span>regions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Margalla Hills National Park, Trail 5 and Daman-e-Koh\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>plagued<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ongoing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>litter\u00a0<\/span>and environmental degradation,\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>therefore<\/span>\u00a0priority\u00a0<\/span>regions<\/span>\u00a0for conservation<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Ms. Aisha Humera,\u00a0<\/span>Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination<\/span>\u00a0Secretary<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>spoke<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the volunteers\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0the event,\u00a0<\/span>stating<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>“<\/span>Let<\/span>‘<\/span>s realize and revise our\u00a0<\/span>promise<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0a clean environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laws and regulatory\u00a0<\/span>authorities<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>application<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>comes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>. Plastic is overwhelming our seas,\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>food, and even our bodies.\u00a0<\/span>Informing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u2014<\/span>particularly<\/span>\u00a0children\u2014is\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>.<\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>appeal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all of you\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span>\u00a0sustainable\u00a0<\/span>practices<\/span>, recycle\u00a0<\/span>extensively<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>support<\/span>\u00a0biodegradable\u00a0<\/span>products<\/span>. I salute the <\/span>volunteers<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0whose\u00a0<\/span>commitment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>leads<\/span>\u00a0us\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>envision<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>cleaner<\/span> future, Aisha stated.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: To\u00a0commemorate World Environment Day 2025, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) successfully held\u00a0a two-day clean-up\u00a0campaign\u00a0on Margalla Hills Trail 5. The\u00a0two-day clean-up drive,\u00a0which\u00a0concluded on Monday, was\u00a0the\u00a0starting\u00a0point\u00a0for\u00a0Environment Week\u00a0events and was in line with this year‘s\u00a0international\u00a0theme:\u00a0“Eliminate Plastic Pollution.” The\u00a0campaign\u00a0engaged\u00a040\u00a0universities, civil society\u00a0groups, and community volunteers who were organized in teams to collect litter\u00a0along the\u00a0picturesque\u00a0trekking\u00a0path systematically.\u00a0 During\u00a0two days,\u00a0over\u00a0500 kilograms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":76440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29246,29247,29245],"class_list":["post-76439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-eliminate-plastic-pollution","tag-pakistan-environmental-protection-agency-pak-epa","tag-world-environment-day-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76441,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76439\/revisions\/76441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}