The government’s efforts to improve forestry in Pakistan through the Green Pakistan (100 Million Trees) Program (GPP) were officially launched on 9 February 2017.
The Punjab Forest Department launched the project by planting 100,000 saplings on 138 plots in 19 locations across the province.
100 Million Trees Project
Seeds have been sown in 100 Million Trees in Sindh since Thursday as part of the Green Pakistan program. Nearly 50,000 seeds were planted in rural areas of Sukkur and Khairpur under the project.
District Chairman Local Government and Local Support Organizations Village organizations, students, and the general community participated in the tree planting campaign in the spring of 2017 in collaboration with Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO).
For the Green Pakistan project, 50% of the project cost government grants. Each province contributes 50% of every rupee spent.
The project will plant 100 million trees across the country. The aim of the project (100 Million Trees) is to plant native trees to monitor and enhance the native flora of Punjab.
Different Plants are Used
Species that grow in different types of environments:
- leave
- phone call
- Ceder G
- competition
- some
- her
- inflation
- Football players
- The grenade
- say
- JAND
- plum
- function
- Lord Fire
- sorry
- Take it away
- new
Forest, Wildlife, and Fisheries Minister Mian Yawar Zaman has announced Rs 1,285 crore for the Green Pakistan project in Punjab, about 5.5 million trees will be planted in 10,000 plots and forest areas. which will be established in 13 districts in 5 years
Package by Shehbaz Sharif Ridhu
In addition, the department will provide 22.15 million trees to the general public at affordable prices. They are available through 244 pre-designated and established stores in the province.
Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif launched the Kisan package to encourage farmers to plant trees. 70% of the costs are borne by the government and the remaining 30% by the farmers.
WWF-Pakistan planted trees together with students from the Government College (GCU).
7,000 trees have been planted in the 10-hectare Carroll Forest, further increasing the total forest area in Pakistan.
This a Dangerous Situation for Pakistan.
As a rule of thumb, 25% of the country’s surface should be covered by forest. Pakistan’s total forest area has decreased from 3.3% in 1990 to 1.9% in 2015.
Tahir Rasheed, director general of SPFC, said Green Pakistan’s forest conservation initiative has been successful. Assist proposed Pakistan in adapting and mitigating the effects of environmental change. as the country faces
