A one-time rubbish tip in the city of Karachi has been transformed into a centre of 'greenery and happiness' thanks to a greening project that is helping Pakistanis escape the oppressive heat of summer and counterbalance rapid urbanisation.
The aim in Clifton is to counterbalance rapid urbanisation in Karachi.
"As you plant … it attracts insects, and varieties of birds start coming. Presently mongoose are roaming around in the park, and four or five varieties of chameleon.Does planting 10 billion trees make a difference?Overall forest cover in Pakistan, home to more than 220 million people, is about 5.4 per cent, according to Syed Kamran Hussain, manager for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at the World Wide Fund for Nature's national branch.
"What is missing from urban forestry is a holistic approach to the environment," Usman Ashraf, a doctoral researcher in development studies at the University of Helsinki, said."It won't even make a dent on any of the environmental harm in these cities."
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