World Environment Day: The role of Media in Activism
World Environment Day: The Role of Media in Activism By Waqas Ali @waqasaliqk Plantation experts and environmental volunteers in Karachi have expressed concern that the media's role in raising awareness and addressing environmental issues in Pakistan is disappointing. Highlighting the core role of media, they were of the view that environmental issues such as pollution, chopping trees, and raising global temperatures will increase the severity of the humanitarian crisis on an annual basis in Pakistan if the media fails to form the national discourse of addressing the issues. Expert's opinion Plantation experts and volunteers spoke openly on the role of mainstream media to highlight social activities related to environmental awareness. Shahroz Siraj, head of the Green Hand Welfare Organization, said that after the heat wave of May 2010, he started a plantation drive in Karachi and used Facebook to gather like-minded people and spread awareness about the plantation drive. ...