Plant for Pakistan

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Plant for Pakistan (Plant4Pakistan), also known as 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, is a five-year project to plant 10 billion trees across Pakistan from 2018 to 2023.^[1] Prime Minister Imran Khan kicked off the drive on 2 September 2018 with approximately 1.5 million trees planted on the first day.^[2] The campaign was based on the successful Billion Tree Tsunami campaign of the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, also led by Imran Khan, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2014.^[3]

In 2020, the program tripled its number of workers to 63,600 after being momentarily halted following the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to enlist those left unemployed by its economic consequences.^[4] Most of the work, which pays between 500-800 rupees (US$3-5) a day, takes place in rural areas, with people setting up nurseries, planting saplings, and serving as forest protection guards. The plan was awarded 7.5 billion rupees ($46m) in funding.^[5] Saplings planted during the initiative included mulberry, acacia, moringa and other indigenous species.

Planting Billions of Trees[]

Although we are not in line with the global warming and deteriorating weather, our small economy is 135th in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but unfortunately we are among the top ten countries in the world to be affected by the worst weather. According to the annual report of The of German Watch, this time we are ranked eighth among the countries at risk of climate change, and from 1998 to 2018, in these twenty years, natural disasters lost 9,989 lives and 3. 3.8 billion. There has been an economic loss.Pakistan's unique location not only enriches it with a wealth of resources, but also increases the risks. The bounty of nature has endowed us with all kinds of ecosystems from the sea to the highlands, the sea, the coast, the agricultural plain, the desert, the river and more than seven thousand glaciers. It is also the confluence of three great mountain ranges, the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. This geographical diversity is our wealth but also a source of danger for us. On the one hand, the melting of glaciers and the eruption of glacial lakes pose a risk of flooding, on the other hand, the shadow of drought remains. Threats such as hurricanes and hurricanes also pose a threat to open populations. Dealing with these threats is not an easy task for a weak economy like Pakistan. According to environmentalists and scientists, the background to all these problems is the relentless deforestation somewhere. Maybe we don't realize that we are buying hell for ourselves with our own hands. Here are some of the worst examples of deforestation. Due to our 'glorious' decisions, the city of gardens, Lahore, is becoming a smog trap, Karachi, a heat trap and Islamabad a pollution trap, but the credit goes to the PTI government for Under its Green Agenda, projects like Billion Tree Tsunami and now 10 Billion Tree Tsunami have not only raised awareness among the common man about forestry and afforestation across the country but have also included him in these projects.

International Acceptance[]

The Billion Tree Tsunami, or tree planting of one billion trees, was started by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in 2014. One billion trees were planted on 35,000 hectares of forest and barren lands. Regional 'Billion Tree Tsunami' project, which started seven years ago in 2014, started a revolution with great silence. The project, which started in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, soon reverberated not only across the country but also globally, thanks to its performance in environmental organizations such as the Bonn Challenge, the World Bank and IUCN. It became an important part of the agenda. Gradually, the foreign diplomats in the diplomatic enclave of Islamabad also turned their attention to it and then the world became aware of their observations and observations. Shortly afterwards, international broadcasters began to take notice, and it was interpreted by a developing country as an important step in the context of climate change. After the successful completion of the Billion Tree Tsunami Project at the provincial level, as soon as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gets the responsibility to take over the central government in 2018 Due to the personal interest of Prime Minister Imran Khan, he initiated a green environmental revolution by rehabilitating, promoting and large-scale afforestation of one million hectares of forests across the country under the mega project of 10 billion tree tsunami (10 billion tree tsunami). Raised to do. Apparently this is a difficult goal to pursue, but in the last two years, despite all the adversity, the project is moving forward. During this period, not only did the United Nations and the World Economic Forum warmly appreciate Pakistan's commitment, but many other countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, have launched similar projects in their countries. Announced to start. Two and a half years of the present government have passed and about one billion trees have been planted so far, so the question arises as to whether it is possible to plant 9 billion trees in the next two and a half years. Malik Amin Aslam, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, answers this question by saying, “Our goal is to plant three billion trees in the next five years, which we will easily achieve. We hope that the next government will be ours and we will achieve this goal with the prayers of these trees. Environmentalist and botanist says, “This program has gained so much attention and importance at the national and international levels that even if the next PTI does not come to power, the government will be the one to complete the project There will be global pressure and it will not be possible for any government to end or ignore this project in view of climate change.

The 'Safe Areas' system[]

Apart from tree planting, the government of Pakistan has also taken other eco-friendly measures, including increasing the number of protected areas. There are currently 398 wildlife conservation areas in Pakistan. Of these, 31 have national park status, while 15 more have been announced. Thus, the area of wildlife will be 15% of the total area of Pakistan by 2023. A will also be set up in Ziarat to run the national park, where young people will be given jobs after special training and it is hoped that at least 5,000 young people will get employment.^[6]

Other Green Projects[]

Green energy[]

The government has immediately abandoned 2600 MW coal burning projects and focused on new 3700 MW hydropower projects instead and such power projects should be given priority in the country now. There are no oil or coal burning in them. "Efforts are being made to generate electricity using solar, water and wind energy. Currently, more than a third of Pakistan's electricity comes from projects where no oil or coal is burned. Efforts are being made to generate two-thirds of the electricity in the same decade without burning oil or coal.

Electric Vehicles[]

Another eco-friendly project of this government is the promotion of electric vehicles. Smoke from vehicles is a major cause of urban pollution. To address this, the government has announced a new policy to promote the use of electric vehicles. Under this policy, duties and taxes on electric vehicles have been made nominal. Significant progress is being made in this regard. German car company BMW has set up its charging station at Kohsar Market in Islamabad. PSO is also going to build another charging station in . In Karachi, three charging stations are planned in partnership with Shell and Karachi Electric, which will be installed in Defense, Gulshan and Gadap areas.At present, at least half a dozen companies in the country are installing assembly plants for electric vehicles, which will reduce the cost of these vehicles even more than the current petrol-powered vehicles. The government hopes that by the end of this decade, the share of e-vehicles will reach 30% and 90% by 2030 and 2040 respectively. The first locally produced e-bike was launched along with 6 other models on 8th July, 2021.

Green diplomacy[]

These trees have opened many closed doors and played the role of green diplomat. "Recently, our relations with Saudi Arabia have been somewhat strained, but when Saudi Arabia launched the Billion Tree project in their country, they wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan inviting him to visit and restore relations. Done. ' "The United States did not invite us to the ^[7] two months ago, but obviously our work could not be ignored, so we had to invite. The word billion tree has become the identity of Pakistan after Saudi Arabia, the UK and New Zealand started working on similar projects.

See also[]

• Billion Tree Tsunami, a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan reforestation project
• Trillion Tree Campaign, a UNEP call to plant 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000 or 10,00,00,00,00,000) trees.

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