Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds of millions of trees from 42 different species have been planted as part of the provincial government's "Billion Tree Tsunami" program. Before it was completely burnt land. Now they have green gold in their hands," forest manager Pervaiz Manan told Phys.org. The reforestation effort aims to control erosion, combat climate change, reduce flooding, increase precipitation, and provide economic...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/the-billion-tree-tsunami-is-transforming-northwestern-pakistan
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