ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (APP):Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam on Thursday underscored the need for engaging young graduates as interns, use of digital media, exchanges with countries having identical initiatives on environment and provision of equal access to
information at all levels as crucial to address environmental degradation.
The Green Pakistan Pro
gramme Office hosted a special tree planting ceremony in connection to World Earth Day, graced by the Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change at the pro
gramme Office situated at Garden Avenue Shakarparian.
Senior officers from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination a
lso participated, a news release said.
During the ceremony, Romina Khurshid Alam planted a symbolic tree, marking the Earth Day celebrations and underscoring the pro
gramme’s commitment to land restoration and environmental conservation.
She lauded the pro
gramme’s efforts in reviving forestry and wildlife resources across the country.
Impressed by the project’s dedication and contribution to the overall biodiversity conservation, Madam Romina Khurshid Alam stressed on showcasing such impactful work to garner engagement and donorship from national and international agencies.
She further highlighted the need to strategize the pro
gramme with a specific focus on Protected Areas and Wildlife conservation linking it to Climate economy through market-based livelihood creation for local communities.
In response, the National Pro
gramme Director highlighted the pro
gramme’s achievement stating that the pro
gramme had been able to ensure plantation of 2.2 billion, created approximately 1.2 million green jobs (man months) both for rural men women and had helped notified 103 Protected Areas in provinces/federal terri
tories including 6 National Parks to be processed for Green Listing; a high value international standard of IUCN.
The revised phase of the pro
gramme submitted to Planning Commission has also a strong focus on Carbon facilitation mechanism (establishment of carbon endowment, creating in house capacities for designing carbon projects and facilitating provinces/terri
tories), scientific management of forest resources, national/international exchanges for cross fertilization and increased knowledge management including media and awareness outreach.
In her concluding remarks, Romina Khurshid Alam said being the flagship initiative of Pakistan, Upscaling Green Pakistan Pro
gramme remains steadfast in its commitment to environmental sustainability. The government has a strong commitment to continue the current as well as its other parallel initiatives targeting environmental sustainability and reducing the impact of Climate Change at large, she added.
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