Land being identified for more Miyawaki forests
Islamabad
May 23, 2021
Islamabad : The climate change ministry is in the final stage to identify ‘Land Bank’ in three cities Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur to develop Miyawaki forests as part of Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme.
According to the details, the campaign to develop Miyawaki forests in the Sindh province was announced in March this year on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
When the campaign to grow Miyawaki forests in Sindh was initiated, 30 different trees were planted in the urban forest at Governor House out of which 12 trees were of fruits and 18 of other species.
Pakistan on track to meet renewable energy targets by 2030: Amin
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He said Pakistan will become the world’s best example in green energy revolution.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam says the government is well on the track to meet the renewable energy targets by 2030, rising the generation through renewable resources to 60 percent.
He said Pakistan will become the world’s best example in green energy revolution.
Malik Amin Aslam said Pakistan is encouraging private sector investment in renewable energy projects to achieve its clean energy goal by 2030.
The SAPM said “green Pakistan” vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan aims to transform country into lush green land with a clean environment for people and it was topmost priority of the government.
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Illegal timber worth Rs2m seized in Murree
Smugglers arrested and fined SAMAA | Zafar Iqbal Rahim Posted: May 22, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
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The forest department in Murree has seized a large quantity of illegal timber during a raid two days ago.
A forest officer said that timber was being taken from Azad Kashmir to Islamabad. He estimated its price to be around Rs2 million.
The smugglers were arrested and a fine was imposed on them too.
On December 4, 2020 Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a crackdown against the
âAs we grow more trees with the Billion Tree Tsunami Project, the need to protect trees increases,â Special Assistant on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said, adding that expanding the green cover in the country was imperative to curb the effects of global warming and climate change. âWe [the government] have decided to preserve trees dating back hundreds of years and will call the