KARACHI, Oct 20 (APP):State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr. Reza Baqir has inaugurated the polyculture forest and museum at Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi. He was given a detailed briefing on the project by the management. The polyculture forest is inspired by the incumbent government’s priority of encouraging people, communities, organizations, businesses and civil society to collectively plant trees and thus play their part in improving climatic conditions, said SBP release on Tuesday. The PSPC’s polyculture forest project envisages a 5,000 square meters of “urban forest”, where about 15,000 saplings of 45 indigenous species will be planted using the “Miyawaki” Method that involves planting dozens of native species in the same area. The Miyawaki approach ensures rapid growth of plants; reportedly, plant growth is 10 times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual; moreover, the forest becomes maintenance-free after the first three years. A mini lake for the project has also been developed to complement the Forest ecosystem and support aquatic life – plants, fish and other creatures. The project also involves micro-sprinkler irrigation system, which supplies only the required amount of water directly to the roots of trees. When fully mature, PSPC polyculture forest … Continue reading SBP Governor inaugurates polyculture forest, museum laboratory