ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Friday said the selection of Pakistan as a global Forestry Champion from the whole Asia Pacific region along with Congo and Costa Rica was a strong global acknowledgment of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s climate and forestry vision of Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (TBTTP) project.
In a tweet, he said: “A strong global acknowledgment of @ImranKhanPTI #Climate and #Forestry vision of #10BillionTreeTsunami – @UNEP under @andersen_inger has selected #Pakistan as a global #ForestryChampion from the whole #AsiaPacificRegion along with #Congo (#Africa) and #CostaRica (#Americas)”.
He mentioned that Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen had duly acknowledged Pakistan8217;s achievement to become Forestry Champion. He also tweeted the letter UNEP Executive Director written to him in which she praised the efforts of Pakistan in conserving degraded forests.