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Pakistan’s future Prime Minister aims to plant 10 billion trees in 5 years
Former cricketer and Pakistan’s next Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to plant 10 billion trees across the country in the coming 5 years. The country presently has a dismal 2.2% forest cover, raising concerns that it could run out of forests if rapid deforestation is not stopped immediately.
This ambitious pledge builds on Khan’s Billion Tree Tsunami, a reforestation project that added 350,000 hectares of trees in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between 2014-2017. The aim was to restore the region’s depleted forests and fight the effects of global warming.
Erik Solheim, the head of the United Nations’ Environment Program, praised the new tree-planting program.
“Good to see this strong message from @ImranKhanPTI to plant 10 billion trees! Pakistan is one of the countries at the frontlines of climate change,” he tweeted.
Pakistan’s future Prime Minister aims to plant 10 billion trees in 5 years
Former cricketer and Pakistan’s next Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to plant 10 billion trees across the country in the coming 5 years. The country presently has a dismal 2.2% forest cover, raising concerns that it could run out of forests if rapid deforestation is not stopped immediately.
This ambitious pledge builds on Khan’s Billion Tree Tsunami, a reforestation project that added 350,000 hectares of trees in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between 2014-2017. The aim was to restore the region’s depleted forests and fight the effects of global warming.
Erik Solheim, the head of the United Nations’ Environment Program, praised the new tree-planting program.
“Good to see this strong message from @ImranKhanPTI to plant 10 billion trees! Pakistan is one of the countries at the frontlines of climate change,” he tweeted.
Read more here: https://www.ecowatch.com/pakistans-prime-minister-plant-10-billion-trees-2591203191.html
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