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  The global growth model is clearly on an unsustainable

pathway.

 An exponentially expanding population, extravagant

consumption patterns, rising greenhouse gases

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triggering catastrophic climate changes, dwindling

biodiversity reserves, rapid and unregulated urbanization

are just some of the environmentally alarming trends

delivered by the existing model for economic growth

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  Thus, it is no surprise that while the global GDP has

more than doubled in the past three decades the planet

has paid a very heavy price with more than 60% of its

natural ecosystems being degraded.

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 It was these concerns that gave birth to the idea of a

global green economy.

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  The aim was to revisit, revise, rethink and improve the

clearly unsustainable growth model and come up with a

viable solution.

 Within this context, over the past few years, many

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countries have been trying to firstly define what “green”

actually means and secondly endeavour to implement

and translate it into practical action on the ground.

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  In this context, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

took upon it the challenge of not only clearly defining but

also politically conceptualizing the notion of a green

economy in Pakistan.
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 To paint economy Green, the Government of KPK has

launched “The Billion Tree Tsunami” project.

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 To acquaint you about afforestation project

AIM
“The Billion Tree Tsunami”

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  “The Billion Tree Tsunami” project

 How the project is being carried out

 Effects on Environment
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 “THE BILLION TREE TSUNAMI”
PROJECT
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  Project Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation is aimed at

planning, designing, commencing and implementing

“Green Growth Initiative” in the Forestry Sector of Khyber

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 The project will support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest
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Department, as a catalyst, to plan, design, and launch

sustainable development in the Forestry Sector and

promote green jobs.

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  It will accordingly result in enhancement of forest

resource base, rehabilitation and improvement of existing

forest ecosystems of the province, arresting

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job creation for rural youth at their door-step.
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  The project objectives are thus positively correlated with

the sector objectives both at federal and provincial levels

 Since, the project aims at improving ecosystem of

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farmlands, the project therefore entails working in close
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collaboration with concerned communities/stakeholders

to ensure their meaningful participation through

effectuating project promotion and extension services

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 HOW THE PROJECT IS BEING
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  KPK Government identified six-focus areas i-e Forestry,

Protected Areas, Clean Energy, Climate Resilience,

Water/Sanitation and Waste Management for KPK.

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  After expert deliberations, Forestry was prioritized and

govt took following steps:-

• Launch “Billion Tree Afforestation” campaign to

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greening Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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• Conserve Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forests as valued

natural asset

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  After expert deliberations, Forestry was prioritized and

govt took following steps:-

• Increase area of forests by two percent through

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converting 30,000-hectare additional land into forests
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• Increase density (area of forests having canopy cover

below 50%) of 7% degraded forests by closure

against grazing and fire

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  After expert deliberations, Forestry was prioritized and

govt took following steps:-

• Establish rules for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from

Proj
ect Deforestation and Forest Degradation) to assign
bein
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carr
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Carbon value to forests and institute REDD+ a tool to
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promote conservation

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  After expert deliberations, Forestry was prioritized and

govt took following steps:-

• Many small-scale nurseries, producing up to 25,000

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saplings each, have been set up with cash advances
bein
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carr and a guaranteed purchase agreement from the
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provincial government

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  After expert deliberations, Forestry was prioritized and

govt took following steps:-

• The KPK government has invested $123 million to

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help establish 13,000 private tree nurseries in almost
bein
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carr every district of the province, producing hundreds of
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thousands of saplings of local and imported tree

varieties, including pines, walnuts and eucalyptus

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 EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT

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  The project has achieved its restoration target through a

combination of protected natural regeneration (60%) and

planned afforestation (40%)

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in important catchment areas, including along the banks
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of the Indus, Kunhar and Swat rivers

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  The project has also added tree resources to agricultural

lands currently engaged in farm forestry, improved

biodiversity by restoring wildlife shelters, and will

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  Experts at World Wildlife Fund-Pakistan, which is

monitoring and auditing the tree-planting effort in KPK,

say the project has been an environmental, economic

EFF
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of trees in the world, ranging from 70 to 90 percent
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  WWF-Pakistan’s director general, told that if the trend

continues, there will be more birds, there will be more

microbes, there will be more insects, so there will be

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 There will be more rains because we do need rains

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 CONCLUSION

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  Pakistan is seventh on the list of the countries mostly

likely to be affected by global warming and has one of

the highest deforestation rates in Asia

 Decades of tree felling have reduced the country’s

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ion forests to less than 3 percent of its land area. About 40

percent of the remaining forests are in KPK

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  Reforestation drive by KPK govt will decrease the effects

of global warming and natural disasters like floods that

cause devastation in KPK and elsewhere in Pakistan

every year
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