Launch 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme to restore forests
In its manifesto, the PTI says that it "will expand and restore the fractured forests of Pakistan through a '10 Billion Tree Tsunami' spread over 5 years under principles of true forest valuation, community stewardship as well as public-private partnerships".
Source: PTI Manifesto 2018
Updates
March 10, 2022: 44pc plantation target achieved under TBTTP (read details)
March 5, 2022: Tree plantation drive launched in Pindi (read details)
March 2, 2022: 3m saplings to be planted in Attock district (read details)
March 1, 2022: UN body praises PM’s billion tree tsunami vision (read details)
Feb 28, 2022: Spring tree plantation campaign kicked off in Abbottabad (read details)
Feb 24, 2022: KP CM formally launches plantation drive (read details)
Feb 22, 2022: AJK PM starts tree plantation drive in Muzaffarabad (read details)
Feb 22, 2022: Plantation drive begins in GB (read details)
Feb 22, 2022: Spring campaign to plant 10.62 million saplings in Pindi inaugurated (read details)
Feb 22, 2022: PM launches nationwide Spring Tree Plantation campaign (read details)
Feb 20, 2022: Govt sets target to plant 540m trees in spring (read details)
Feb 16, 2022: Drive to plant 1.7 million saplings begins in Shangla (read details)
Jan 17, 2022: Bhakkar tree plantation drive covers 4,985 acres of land (read details)
Jan 12, 2022: Afforestation project increases 1pc forested area (read details)
Jan 12, 2022: PHA planted 52 Miyawaki forests in Lahore in 2021 (read details)
Jan 9, 2022: Amangarh olive plantation to produce 112,000 litres of edible oil (read details)
Jan 5, 2022: Conservation, plantation helps restore 173 hectares Kehina Forest (read details)
Nov 7, 2021: Pakistan among first countries to meet ‘Bonn Challenge’ by restoring over 600,000 hectares of land into forests: Senator (read details)
Oct 15, 2021: Aiwan-i-Sadr becomes first green presidential secretariat (read details)
Oct 2, 2021: 3.6m olive trees planted in 22 districts (read details)
Aug 27, 2021: Faisalabad children set world record by planting 100,000 saplings (read details)
Aug 25, 2021: PM Imran launches Pakistan's first smart forest in Sheikhupura (read details)
Aug 14, 2021: ‘Plant for Pakistan’ campaign launched in Lodhran (read details)
Aug 14, 2021: Over 8,000 trees to bloom in first Miyawaki forest in Pindi (read details)
Aug 12, 2021: 275,000 saplings to be planted during drive in capital: minister (read details)
Aug 12, 2021: Students plant 52,040 saplings in 40 seconds in Gujranwala (read details)
August 9, 2021: 'This is just the beginning,' PM Imran launches Miyawaki urban forest in Lahore (read details)
June 27, 2021: PM Imran urges youth to gear up for 'biggest tree planting campaign in Pakistan's history' (read details)
June 11, 2021: 350 million trees, 814.6m plants planted under Ten Billion Tree Tsunami: Economic Survey (read details)
June 10, 2021: '20 Plants, 20 Numbers': Govt plans to reward varsity students with marks for planting trees (read details)
June 10, 2021: 5,000 kanal land turned into dense forest, says official (read details)
May 30, 2021: 200,000 trees planted along Ring Road (read details)
April 11, 2021: 18 Miyawaki forests developed in capital: CDA (read details)
March 7, 2021: No increase in designated forests after completion of tree tsunami project in KP (read details)
Feb 17, 2021: PM Imran kicks off Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2021 (read details)
Feb 9, 2021: 1bn saplings to be planted by mid-2021: PM’s aide (read details)
Feb 9, 2021: PHA developing 51 Miyawaki urban forests in Lahore (read details)
Feb 9, 2021: Drive launched to plant 2.2m extra saplings in Mansehra (read details)
Jan 10, 2021: Area covered by mangroves increased by 300pc in Pakistan: Amin Aslam (read details)
Dec 20, 2020: PM Imran launches Billion Tree Honey initiative (read details)
Oct 10, 2020: $4.2m GB project envisages plantation of 50 million trees (read details)
Sept 3, 2020: Around 5 million trees to be planted in monsoon season by Pakistan Army Formation (read details)
August 10, 2020: 'This is just the beginning': PM Imran launches country's largest plantation campaign on Tiger Force Day (read details)
July 31, 2020: Tree tsunami has turned Baloki area in Punjab green: PM (read details)
July 17, 2020: PM to inaugurate monsoon tree plantation campaign in Kahuta (read details)
June 12, 2020: Rs4.9 billion earmarked for 10 Billion Tree Tsunami project in Budget 2020-21 (read details)
June 1, 2020: PM gives go-ahead to 'Protected Area Initiative' (read details)
June 1, 2020: $188m accord reached with World Bank for environment protection through forest regeneration and biodiversity conservation programmes (read details)
May 28, 2020: MoCC to launch seven national parks under 'Green Stimulus' for conservation of forest areas (read details)
April 28, 2020: PM approves Green Stimulus package which aims to promote plantation, setting up nurseries, natural forests (read details)
March 23, 2020: Ministry unlikely to meet target of planting 250m saplings (read details)
Feb 29, 2020: Scheme launched to promote community forestry in Bajaur (read details)
Feb 26, 2020: Billion tree tsunami to lose 25 per cent firewood to tobacco roasting (read details)
Feb 23, 2020: PM inaugurates tree plantation campaign in Kundian (read details)
Feb 22, 2020: Climate change ministry to plant 250m saplings this spring (read details)
Feb 17, 2020: PTI govt to use GPS to monitor trees planted under 10 Billion Tree Tsunami (read details)
Feb 10, 2020: 60,000 saplings distributed among people under 10-BTAP (read details)
Jan 16, 2020: NHA, NBP sign agreement to plant olive trees along highways and motorways (read details)
Jan 8, 2020: Over 100 held in Dir for cutting down trees (read details)
Nov 26, 2019: Adviser for protection of forest-dependent people’s rights says it is key to preserving resource-rich biodiversity that forests contain (read details)
Nov 13, 2019: US embassy joins ‘Ten Billion Tree Tsunami’ initiative (read details)
Nov 6, 2019: PM Imran says implementation of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami project has become a gigantic step towards restoring and protecting country’s natural resources (read details)
October 16, 2019: Govt’s environment preservation agenda in line with WB’s proposals: adviser (read details)
October 13, 2019: Efforts for olive tree plantation in drought-hit areas being stepped up (read details)
October 12, 2019: Three world bodies form consortium to monitor billion tree plan (read details)
October 2, 2019: Tree plantation drive begins in Islamabad (read details)
September 23, 2019: Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme awaits funds (read details)
Aug 29, 2019: Rs125.184bn allocated to the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme Phase-1 (read details)
Aug 18, 2019: Over five million saplings to be planted in KP (read details)
Aug 18, 2019: Foreign Office observes ‘Plant 4 Pakistan Day’ (read details)
Aug 5, 2019: Govt to achieve target of planting ten billion trees by involving provinces, says PM (read details)
Aug 2, 2019: Monsoon plantation drive to be launched at Shakarparian (read details)
Aug 1, 2019: Govt claims 6.3pc increase in forest cover due to ‘successful completion’ of Billion Tree Tsunami afforestation project (read details)
July 8, 2019: Germany to provide €13.5m for Billion Tree Tsunami project in KP (read details)
July 3, 2019: Rs7.5bn approved for 10 billion tree tsunami, says adviser (read details)
June 13, 2020: Billion tree project at risk in KP's tribal districts after staff of forest department abandon maintenance due to unavailability of funds (read details)
April 19, 2019: 10,000 saplings planted in Lakki in one day (read details)
April 2, 2019: Govt depts plant 5,000 saplings in Gujrat (read details)
Mar 29, 2019: Plant for Islamabad campaign to begin on April 3, says official (read details)
Mar 15, 2019: Pakistan registers complaint against India in UNEA for destroying forest area (read details)
Mar 10, 2019: Govt's Billion Tree Tsunami campaign led to an increase in the forest cover of KP by 4pc, says PM Imran (read details)
Mar 9, 2019: PM Imran told that Plant for Punjab campaign will be launched on March 21 (read details)
Mar 1, 2019: Adviser says recent air strikes inside Pakistan by India caused massive damage to the government’s Billion Tree Tsunami nature reserve (read details)
Feb 16, 2019: KP chief minister launches tree plantation drive (read details)
Feb 9, 2019: PM Imran launches a spring tree plantation campaign at Balloki, Nankana Sahib (read details)
Feb 6, 2019: PM Imran to kick off spring plantation drive on Feb 9 (read details)
Feb 6, 2019: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan formally inaugurates tree plantation drive (read details)
Jan 31, 2019: Over 0.5m saplings to be planted in Abbottabad (read details)
Jan 21, 2019: Documentation of forest resources starts in Mansehra (read details)
Jan 15, 2019: Billion Tree Tsumani in February (read details)
Dec 7, 2018: Federal govt’s forestation drive: Another billion trees to be planted in KP (read details)
Nov 20, 2018: KP govt to launch 'Fruit for All' campaign (read details)
Nov 12, 2018: Billion tree tsunami: Punjab forest dept tables afforestation plan (read details)
Oct 13, 2018: PM launches 'Clean Green Pakistan' drive to tackle pollution, global warming (read details)
Sept 2, 2018: PM launches countrywide drive to plant 10bn trees in five years (read details)