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7 Apr 2022 | Forestry

A geospatial platform to support Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme and ecosystem restoration efforts

We partnered with the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Government of Pakistan, for a national consultation workshop to set the groundwork for the co-development of a geospatial platform to support the ministry’s afforestation and ecosystem restoration programmes, including the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP).

Utsav Maden & Faisal Mueen Qamer

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Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, commended the collaboration between MoCC and ICIMOD and added that ICIMOD has been a long-time partner in efforts to preserve biodiversity in the mountain areas of the country. (Photo: MoCC)

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