Tree Plantation in Pakistan

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PM kicks off plantation drive in Islamabad, vows to make Pakistan green

Dawn.com
February 17, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2021 in Islamabad on February 17, 2021. — Courtesy PMO Twitter

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday stressed the need for planting trees and vowed that his government would make a "green Pakistan" by planting 10 billion trees.

The premier was speaking at the Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2021 that he kicked off in Islamabad earlier today.

He regretted that over the past decades, cities like Lahore and Peshawar that were once known as "garden cities" had turned into "concrete, cement jungles" because of "merciless" deforestation.

He shone a light on the impact of deforestation in the country, saying that not only does cutting down trees lead to an increase in pollution but that it had harmful effects especially for children and the elderly.

The prime minister said that his government had selected sites in Lahore and Islamabad where trees would be planted using the Miyawaki technique, a method that was used in Japan to speed up growth of plants.


"This is the first site in Islamabad [where trees have been planted using the Miyawaki technique]. A jungle that normally takes 30 years to grow can grow in 10 years and also provides more oxygen," he explained.

This is not the first time PM Imran has mentioned the Miyawaki method. He had referred to the technique in earlier this week during the inauguration of a similar plantation drive in Lahore.


In his address today, the premier also discussed the impact of climate change and global warming, saying that Pakistan was among the top 10 most vulnerable countries.

"Growing trees is not just a hobby for us, it is our need," he said and urged students, who were attending the event, to take the campaign seriously by not only planting trees but also protecting them.

"The government can create an atmosphere [for a project]. It can provide funding as well, but it is the nation that can shape its future."

He recalled that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had planted a billion trees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during its previous term and now plans to plant 10bn trees across the country. The effort had been acknowledged by international organisations like the WWF who had audited the project in KP, the PM recalled.

The prime minister said his government was also planning to introduce a special course in schools to educate students on the effects of global warming and climate change due to emission of greenhouse gases.

The prime minister has spoken about the dangers posed by global warming an climate change on several occasions and platforms. The 10 Billion Trees Tsunami programme is one of PTI government's flagship projects.

 

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As requested, both tree plantation drive threads merged into one sticky thread.

 

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I hope government has a plan to improve our firefighting capabilities by land and by air...

 

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I hope government has a plan to improve our firefighting capabilities by land and by air...

one step at a time bro and fire is good for forestation as it gives you chance to start a new. on the other hand its absolutely devastating.

 

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[ghazi52]

Totalai Amnawar close spacing plantation site in Buner Watershed Division..

 

[Vortex]

one step at a time bro and fire is good for forestation as it gives you chance to start a new. on the other hand its absolutely devastating.

Yes bro, one step after one. But we have to think about it now, plan now, and prepare investments for future insha’Allah.

Plan : how many firefighters ? Trucks ? Helicopters ? Canadair type jets ?
Where to have water points close ? How to bring water there ? Etc.... without forgetting the training aspect.

how much will cost all the requirements ? Will be able to manufacture ourselves or will we need to buy on foreign markets ? Etc.

It’s a mid or long term plan. It won’t be ready tomorrow morning.

 

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Ocahari Block Plantation carried out under 10 BTTP during Spring 2021..

 

[Path-Finder]

Yes bro, one step after one. But we have to think about it now, plan now, and prepare investments for future insha’Allah.

Plan : how many firefighters ? Trucks ? Helicopters ? Canadair type jets ?
Where to have water points close ? How to bring water there ? Etc.... without forgetting the training aspect.

how much will cost all the requirements ? Will be able to manufacture ourselves or will we need to buy on foreign markets ? Etc.

It’s a mid or long term plan. It won’t be ready tomorrow morning.

I can tell you sadly the state of Fire services is nothing like it is in France or UK. not even in the shadows. One of My friends who is a volunteer firefighter here in the UK was telling his colleagues about the poor state of the civic fire service in Pakistan. to say that the firemen were shocked would be an understatement.

If fire services were to be taken seriously today it would be few decades before it reaches some international standard.

 

[Vortex]

I can tell you sadly the state of Fire services is nothing like it is in France or UK. not even in the shadows. One of My friends who is a volunteer firefighter here in the UK was telling his colleagues about the poor state of the civic fire service in Pakistan. to say that the firemen were shocked would be an understatement.

If fire services were to be taken seriously today it would be few decades before it reaches some international standard.

I know about it bro, very sad, I’ve seen trucks used in Pakistan which I were used to see in the 80’s in France.

thats why we have to think about right now. Government Naya Pakistan should think about it. At least it should think about where they would be more needed in case of forest fires ...


i know we have thousands of things to fix in the same time.

 

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I know about it bro, very sad, I’ve seen trucks used in Pakistan which I were used to see in the 80’s in France.

thats why we have to think about right now. Government Naya Pakistan should think about it. At least it should think about where they would be more needed in case of forest fires ...


i know we have thousands of things to fix in the same time.

well bro, think of it this was Pakistan is in a Vortex of time where its both in the 19th century and the modern century. it will take time. france was one of the filthiest nations on earth. well paris is far clearer than London. heck even the rundown estate's are spotless compared to UK.


so its going to take time but as long as you make a start.

 

[ghazi52]

Sindh tree plantation campaign 2021


The Frontier Post /
February 17, 2021


Karachi: Sindh Minister for Local Government & Forest, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Wednesday inaugurated tree plantation campaign 2021 by planting sampling at Bagh-e-Jinnah (old polo ground).

Sindh Chief Minister Coordinator Shahzad Memon, Administrator KMC Laeeq Ahmed, Municipal Commissioner KMC Syed Muhammad Afzal Zaidi, JDC Chief Zafar Abbas and other civil society organization members also planted trees. The tree plantation campaign is being launched under Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.

Addressing the Ceremony, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said over one lac environment friendly and indigenous plants will be used for tree plantation campaign adding that park department of KMC has developed some 70 thousand indigenous sampling in their own nurseries, while MoUs has also been signed with civil society organization to seek their cooperation in making Karachi green city.

The Provincial Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah who also holds the portfolio of Forest Department added that on the directives of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari forest department has launched various project in the province including Green Sindh, Urban Forest and Mangroves Project.

 

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Pakistan needs it's 30% of land with Forests to fight with climate change specially to reduce toxic pollution.
These are the most Polluted cities on the Earth according to the World Air Quality Report.

Gujranwala in Pakistan had the second-worst PM 2.5 levels with 105.3.

This means that, a so-called non-smoker, may as well have smoked 2,372 cigarettes each year just through breathing the air in Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Lahore.

Government decision- makers, Media, Doctors and educational institutions must start taking actions and educate the nation that how dangerous the pollution is for our health.