Japanese envoy hails PM for Miyawaki forests
Ambassador Matsuda says combating environmental challenges a priority
ISLAMABAD:
Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori has expressed his deep appreciation for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative of adopting the Japanese Miyawaki planting technique in the country’s urban localities to fight environmental pollution.
The ambassador, while lauding the PM Khan’s vision for Green Pakistan, in a statement on Tuesday, said he “highly values this very fruitful initiative by the Pakistani PM of using Japanese style Miyawaki technique, which is unique and was pioneered by Dr. Miyawaki Akira,” a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology who advocated the value of natural forests.