Japanese envoy lauds PM’s initiative of establishing Miyawaki forests
Islamabad
February 24, 2021
Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador Matsuda Kuninori appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative of adopting the Japanese Miyawaki planting technique in the country’s urban localities to fight environmental pollution.
"Japan supports PM Imran Khan’s vision of Green Pakistan as this spirit was demonstrated by the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad by planting many trees in the compound of the Embassy as well as in the Islamabad Japanese Garden recently," the envoy said in a statement.
The ambassador said he values the initiative of the Pakistani premier to use the Japanese Miyawaki technique pioneered by botanist and plant ecology expert Dr Miyawaki Akira, who advocated the value of natural forests.