Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Wednesday set in motion at least two national-level climate preserving policies to better deal with environmental issues as he was chairing the 3rd Committee on Climate Change meeting, ARY News reported.
The two new plans now in effect are National Climate Change Policy 2021 and National Wildlife Policy 2021 which shall see the establishment of a think tank to coordinate efforts between various ministries and to devise out of box solutions for climate change mitigation.
Pakistan has established its credibility as a Green champion due to flagship 10 billion tree program (@Plant4Pak) : Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI
World must help developing countries to cope with climate change impacts : Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/Lq19ogrzQk
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) October 13, 2021
A special zone in Margalla Hills has been ordered to be declared a leopard preservation zone while the PM also approved of the Wildlife Information Center at Islamabad’s Marghazar Zoo.
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“Pakistan established its credibility as a Green Champion due to flagship ten billion tree program,” said the PM. He placed an emphasis on the preservation of Pakistan’s National Park. It’s of paramount importance, he said.
The Prime Minister accorded in-principle approval for the “National Climate Change Policy, 2021” and “National Wildlife Policy, 2021” and directed that a special zone in the Margalla Hills be declared as a leopard preservation zone.
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) October 13, 2021
It was our Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government that undertook the initiative of a billion tree tsunami and now the whole world is following in its footsteps, the premier said in the session attended by many federal and provincial ministers and advisors among others.
The Prime Minister directed the climate change ministry to review targets and revise goals for fast-tracking the steps towards preserving the natural environment.