Climate change pose serious threat to Pakistan: PM IK announces establishment of 15 national parks

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ISLAMABAD: Establishment of national parks are a 'big step' for future generations, said Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, stressing on the importance of involving the local youth in their maintenance to ensure parks are preserved.

The prime minister said this at a ceremony held at the PM House today (Thursday), where Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Ameen Aslam gave a briefing to the attendees about the national parks projects.

PM Imran said that the initiative will create employment opportunities for people across all provinces, especially the youth. He cited the example of Chitral where the local population had gotten involved and preserved ibexes, which in turn, helped them secure jobs.

The prime minister lamented that he had witnessed the destruction of Murree and other green areas which were present during his days as a youth, due to an increase in population.

"Pakistan faces a big danger from climate changes and global warming," he said, adding that the government aims to plant 10bn trees to protect and preserve the environment.

He called on his aide Ameen Aslam to study the way national parks were preserved and maintained in the US and implement the same in Pakistan. PM Imran said that the Pakistan government will issue guidelines on how to preserve parks and until then, the parks will not be open for the public.

What is the Protected Area Initiative all about?
Under the scheme, called Protected Area Initiative, a national park will be made in each province.

The national parks will also have separate National Parks’ Services, and the scheme will also ensure the protection and preservation of the earlier established parks across the country.

With the initiative, the government aims to provide direct employment to 5,000 people and ensure protection of the wildlife. To turn the areas into tourist spots, the project will also invite investment.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/295929-pm-imran-stresses-on-importance-of-national-parks-for-the-youth

 

[Bewal Express]

ISLAMABAD: Establishment of national parks are a 'big step' for future generations, said Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, stressing on the importance of involving the local youth in their maintenance to ensure parks are preserved.

The prime minister said this at a ceremony held at the PM House today (Thursday), where Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Ameen Aslam gave a briefing to the attendees about the national parks projects.

PM Imran said that the initiative will create employment opportunities for people across all provinces, especially the youth. He cited the example of Chitral where the local population had gotten involved and preserved ibexes, which in turn, helped them secure jobs.

The prime minister lamented that he had witnessed the destruction of Murree and other green areas which were present during his days as a youth, due to an increase in population.

"Pakistan faces a big danger from climate changes and global warming," he said, adding that the government aims to plant 10bn trees to protect and preserve the environment.

He called on his aide Ameen Aslam to study the way national parks were preserved and maintained in the US and implement the same in Pakistan. PM Imran said that the Pakistan government will issue guidelines on how to preserve parks and until then, the parks will not be open for the public.

What is the Protected Area Initiative all about?
Under the scheme, called Protected Area Initiative, a national park will be made in each province.

The national parks will also have separate National Parks’ Services, and the scheme will also ensure the protection and preservation of the earlier established parks across the country.

With the initiative, the government aims to provide direct employment to 5,000 people and ensure protection of the wildlife. To turn the areas into tourist spots, the project will also invite investment.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/295929-pm-imran-stresses-on-importance-of-national-parks-for-the-youth

It's great to see that PK under IK is building Dams again but we need to move to a green labour intensive economy. I would urge IK to invest in and attract investment to Solar Industry. We need to make them, train people to install them and maintain them.

 

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Pakistan to build 15 national parks, says PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Thursday that the government will be constructing 15 national parks.

“The initiative will help unemployed people get jobs. Unless locals benefit from them, making national parks is not of any use,” the PM said while addressing all four chief ministers, and officials of the Ministry of Climate Change.

The prime minister said Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park is one of the only place that remains a good national park.

He said, however, that the authorities are often unaware of the bylaws governing them, and parks and other places are often destroyed due to their lack of knowledge. “You can take the help of US officials and ask them how they have been so successful in preserving their parks,” he suggested.

“I see [authorities] allowing cars to be brought into places that should only be for pedestrians. We’re totally unaware of regulations and bylaws,” he said.

Speaking about presence of ibex in Chitral, he said the animal would have gone extinct had authorities not decided to charge a hefty fee for hunting them.

The PM also asked chief ministers to draft master plans for cities in their provinces so that town planning can be done.

https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/07/pakistan-to-build-15-national-parks-says-pm-khan/