The impact of human activities on the environment is increasing day by day. The rapidly advancing world of science and technology is taking us away from nature, causing catastrophic climate change and generating difficulties for us. Smog is also one of such problems. For the past few years, the situation in Lahore, Pakistan’s largest city, has been uneasy and citizens have been sickened by smog. To control this situation, the government launched a tree planting and afforestation campaign, which is a very welcome step. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, dreams of planting ten billion trees. To fulfill this, he has inaugurated the Miyawaki Forest Project in Lahore. Using a technique introduced by the late Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, the forest covers 12.5 acres and contains more than 165,000 plants. Officials say the trees are expected to grow 10 times faster than normal. This large city of 10 million people has been engulfed in smog in the last years, forcing schools to close and making it one of the most polluted cities in the world. Since the tree planting campaign began in 2018, 1 billion more trees have been planted in the country and another 500 million trees … Continue reading Miyawaki forest, environmental and public issues, what are the priorities