Faizel Patel – 30/08/2021
The Pakistani High Commissioner to South Africa Mazhar Javed says Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project is a consequence of global challenges and global warming.
Javed was speaking to Radio Islam about the project on Sunday in which the nation of more than 200 million people has begun one of the world’s largest reforestation programs.
Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Malik Amin Aslam said the government is in the first phase of planting 3.25 billion trees at an estimated cost of around 105 billion rupees ($650 million).
Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to extend that to almost 10 billion by the time his term in office ends in 2023.
Javed says the aim of the project is to restore the climatic environment of Pakistan for future generations.
“The ‘tsunami’ was a component added to show that it’s just like a tsunami of trees that’s going to engulf and benefit the entire country. This initiative was actually launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in September 2018 and the purpose was to enhance the forest cover of the country to build sustainable landscapes and to provide biodiversity conservation with help in preserving the existing flora and fauna species.”
Javed says the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project is gaining momentum and is very successful.
“In fact, Pakistan has already not only achieved, but exceeded the target is has set for itself. In terms of numbers, it’s about 1.2 million acres which has been brought under plantation in more than nine thousand sites.”
Javed the project has made Pakistani’s aware of the need for plantation and why it should maintain a sustained momentum, adding that it has also boosted the environment, created local jobs and income for the population of the country.
Listen to the interview with Mazhar Javed
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