Take urgent action to combat climate
change and its
impacts.
take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts
As the world’s 9th largest subtropical desert, Thar remains dry for much of the year with a high propensity for wind erosion. High velocity winds blow soil from the desert, depositing some on neighboring fertile lands, and causing shifting sand dunes within the desert. While classified as a ‘green desert’, Thar for most part remains an arid region – but Thar Foundation together with its partners is all set to change the parched, desert landscape of Thar; and to this effect has commenced the ‘Thar Million Tree’ project.”
green park
Thar Foundation and Sindh Forest Department (SFD) of the Government of Sindh have signed an agreement to plant trees on a large scale in Tharparkar with special focus on Thar Block II and adjoining areas. Under the partnership, Sindh Forest Department will provide continuous technical support to the Foundation for planting of 01 million trees with provision of saplings under the Green Pakistan Project free of cost.
To date, approximately 350,000 tree saplings of various indigenous species have been planted under the initiative covering around 100 acres of land with a total carbon reduction/processing capacity of 8,250 metric tonnes per year. When reaching its full potential of 1 million trees, the Thar Million Tree Program will be able to process and reduce carbon footprint worth 22,000 metric tonnes every year.
