{
  "id": 3188757,
  "title": "KP approves 5-year Billion Tree Plus Afforestation project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kp-approves-5-year-billion-tree-plus-afforestation-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:41:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025081/kp-approves-5-year-billion-tree-plus-afforestation-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR: On Monday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government approved the five-year Billion Tree Plus afforestation project, costing Rs6.5 billion. The initiative, approved during a meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party chaired by Islam Zeb, aims to restore ecology, increase climate resilience, promote sustainable forestry, and conserve biodiversity across the province. Officials briefed participants on the project's objectives, implementation framework, financial needs, and anticipated environmental and socio-economic benefits. The project, led by the Climate Change, Forestry, Environment and Wildlife Department, will focus on scientific forest restoration, climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and community involvement. The forestry component will plant 7,150 hectares, establish 1,200 kanals of wild-fruit orchards, distribute 44 million plants for farm forestry, and create 278.13 hectares of nurseries. The wildlife component, with an estimated budget of Rs1.079 billion, will conduct wildlife population assessments, habitat evaluations, GIS-based mapping, and scientific monitoring of protected areas and key biodiversity sites. The project aims to expand forest cover from 26.3% to 26.8% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, aligning with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's goal of increasing the province's forest cover to 30%.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday approved the five-year Billion Tree Plus afforestation project, with a budget of Rs6.5 billion, aimed at ensuring ecological restoration, climate resilience, sustainable forestry and biodiversity conservation throughout the province. The approval came during a meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party, which was chaired by additional…",
  "key_points": [
    "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government approves Rs6.5 billion Billion Tree Plus project",
    "Initiative aims to restore ecology, increase climate resilience",
    "Project targets expanding forest cover to 26.8% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The approval of the Billion Tree Plus afforestation project marks a significant step towards ecological restoration and climate resilience in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, aligning with the chief minister's goal of expanding forest cover.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}