Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam has said that Pakistan has decided to enter into the Bonn Challenge 2030, a global environmental restoration endeavour under which globally 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested land would be restored by 2030 through afforestation activities.
In a statement issued here on Sunday, he said that as a part of the global effort, one million hectares of degraded/deforested lands in different parts of the country would be restored.
“We have decided to join the daring global movement of the Bonn Challenge 20230 and are going to offer volunteer commitment of restoring one million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes through national afforestation and environmental restoration programmes and activities,” Malik Amin Aslam said.
He said that the present government is implementing world-acclaimed programmes and projects including Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, Protected Areas Initiative, Clean Green Pakistan Initiative and Recharge Pakistan, which are all together geared towards achieving Pakistan’s pledge of restoring one million hectares of degraded and deforested landscaps as a part of the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision for Clean and Green Pakistan.
The Special Assistant to PM on Climate Change hoped that first such a national-level effort for restoring degraded and deforested landscapes would not only help stem biodiversity loss but also address various environmental challenges including land erosion, soil erosion, silting of rivers and soil infertility and contain growing food insecurity.
