Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched a “Billion Tree Honey” initiative hoping to increase the country’s forest cover with a focus on the production of honey while creating new green jobs and improving the country’s economy.
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Imran Khan revealed the country’s sweet ambitions at the launch ceremony saying the honey production drive would “benefit the local community” where the plantation will take place and “also help improve the environment, enhance exports, and create job opportunities for the youth.” “When local people will see the benefits and earn income, they will protect forests more than anyone,” he said.
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ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched “Billion Tree Honey” initiative hoping that marketing of 70,000 metric tons of honey will generate an income between Rs35-43 billion and generate around 87,000 green jobs.
The premier participated in the launching ceremony of the Billion Tree Honey initiative in Islamabad, which is a part of his vision Clean and Green Pakistan.
It aims at promoting tree plantation to support production of honey in the country under the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP).
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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan has formally launched Billion Tree Honey Initiative to promoting tree plantation and honey production in the country under Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme.
Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad today (Monday), he said the TBTTP will help control environmental degradation, including enhancing forest cover, cleaning rivers and protecting ground water from pollution, and checking air pollution. He said it is responsibility of his government to hand over a clean Pakistan to younger generations.
The Prime Minister said Billion Tree Honey Initiative will also help improve environment, enhance exports, and create job opportunities for the youth. He said this initiative will benefit the local population of areas, where these forests will be grown.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the Billion Tree Honey initiative, under which plantations to encourage honey production will be protected and more will be established.
The prime
minister said in a launch event that the project is part of fighting climate
change, which requires employing efforts at the local level and planting trees.
A government statement said that plantation of Kao, Phulai, Ber, Kikar and other bee flora will be encouraged. The total land available by 2022-23 on which the plantations will be done is 5.5 million hectares.