Billion Tree Tsunami


The Billion Tree Tsunami was launched in 2014, by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, as a response to the challenge of global warming. Pakistan's Billion Tree Tsunami restores 350,000 hectares of forests and degraded land to surpass its Bonn Challenge commitment. The project aimed at improving the ecosystems of classified forests, as well as privately owned waste and farm lands, and therefore entails working in close collaboration with concerned communities and stakeholders to ensure their meaningful participation through effectuating project promotion and extension services. The projected was completed in August 2017, ahead of schedule.

Inspiration

The Billion Tree Tsunami Project is driven by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s vision of green growth which ties in the needs for sustainable forestry development, generating green jobs, gender empowerment, preserving Pakistan’s natural capital while also addressing the global issue of climate change.

Afforestation Regions

The Billion Tree Tsunami covers the whole province of KPK.
RegionDivision
Central-Southern Forest Region-I Peshawar
  • D.I.Khan
  • Bannu
  • Kohat
  • Peshawar
  • Mardan
Northern Forest Region-II Abbottabad
  • Haripur
  • Agror Tanawal
  • Tor Ghar
  • Gallies
  • Siran
  • Kaghan
  • Hazara Tribal
  • Lower Kohistan
  • Upper Kohistan
  • Daur Watershed
  • Kohistan Watershed
  • Unhar Watershed
  • Kunhar Watershed
  • Buner Watershed
    • Northern Forest Region-III Malakand
  • Malakand
  • Buner
  • Lower Dir
  • Swat
  • Alpuri
  • Kalam
  • Upper Dir
  • Dir Kohistan
  • Chitral

    • 10 Billion Tree Tsunami

    On 3 September 2018, after becoming Prime Minister of Pakistan following the 2018 Pakistani general election, Imran Khan launched a 5-year, country-wide 10 billion tree plantation drive from Makhniyal, KPK to combat the effects of global warming.

    Corruption inquiry

    In January 2020, the National Accountability Bureau announced that it had detected a loss of 462 million rupees in connection with an inquiry it had launched in March 2018. Allegations included ghost labour, embezzlement, and misappropriation. The Peshawar office of the Bureau has recommended an enhancement of the inquiry to establish whether further losses have occurred.