World Leaders at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP15) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (photo credit-Earth Negotiation Bulletin)MONROVIA From a drop in groundwater level, rivers silt and sediments entering into the sea, the earth exposure to the whi
PESHAWAR: Like many other developing countries, Pakistan is also confronted with the monster challenge of deforestation and climate change where about 27,000 hectares forests are being vanished per year due to excessive demands for wood, socioeconomic imbalances and weather’s vulnerability.
Women being trained to earn livelihood by plant nurseries
Islamabad
April 20, 2021
Islamabad: Scores of women across the country have so far been trained in modern ways to prepare plant nurseries that are not only providing them with financial benefits but also meeting requirements of Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
According to the details, the training of women to develop plant nurseries is being carried out under Green Growth Initiative s (GGI) of Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project (BTTAP), which has been launched to mitigate negative impacts of climate change by planting trees all over the country.
Nurseries providing livelihood to women
National
April 19, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Scores of women across the country have so far been trained in modern ways to prepare plant nurseries that are not only providing them with financial benefits but also meeting requirements of Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
According to the details, the training of women to develop plant nurseries is being carried out under Green Growth Initiative’s (GGI) of Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project (BTTAP), which has been launched to mitigate negative impacts of climate change by planting trees all over the country.
Bringing improvement in the socio-economic conditions of the local people is part of the four-pronged strategy adopted by the government that included plantation of new trees and regeneration of existing forests; ensuring a high level of transparency; making this a people-centered programme; and taking on the powerful timber mafia or the illegal