China’s Yunnan joins hands for a greener Pakistan
Pakistan increasingly confronts the challenges of Climate Change, Yunnan province of China comes forward to help Pakistan get better prepared for the same. Yunnan, the province known for its balanced, green development with focus on ecological uplift, is sponsoring sizeable tree plantation drives on National Highway-5 (N-5).
The project named as “Go Green Pakistan, Yunnan Chapter, Page 1” is co-donated by the province, through Yunnan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and China Yunnan Sunny Road and Bridge Corporation, working in Pakistan on various infrastructure projects. Yunnan – the province of eternal spring – is globally acclaimed for its significant progress in environmental protection through restoring forests and reducing pollution.
It is expected that tree plantation along N-5 would help reduce fast increasing pollution, enhance green coverage, check unabated carbon emissions and help the country mitigate the negative consequences of global warning. This would certainly make positive impact on the environment of the area.
This is just the beginning; the provincial authorities and representatives aim to come up with more such projects in Pakistan in near future. Pakistan indeed is in dire need of the same and it comes as a timely, relevant assistance.
