PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest has launched \u201cPlant for Pakistan\u201d 10-day campaign to achieve the plantation target of nearly one million saplings during ongoing monson season in the province.
\nThe whopping afforestration campaign will continue till August 14, said spokeaman of the KP Forest Department while talking to APP on Sunday.
\nHe said more than 700,000 saplings will be planted by the Forest Department. An additional 250,000 saplings would be distributed among farmers and public.
\nMalakand forest region has been given a target of 367,000 saplings, northern forest region 475,000 and central south forest region 149,000 saplings.
\nMoreover, about 184,000 fruit-bearing trees would also be planted to ensure environmental and economic benefits for local communities.
\nThe elected representatives, Deputy Commissioners and other public figures were being invited for gracing the plantation events.
\nHe said Plant for Pakistan is more than a mass plantation drive but a national movement rooted in the urgency of climate resilience in the wake of Pakistan\u2019s vulnerability to climate change, floods and deforestation.
\nThe spokesman said that sufficient stock was available for the afforestration campaign.
\nHe urged farmers and other stakeholders to contact their relevent DFOs offices for plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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