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Pakistan: The Green Gold Rush (French)

Nurseries are being developed with the help of local communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of the Billion Trees Tsunami Project. Image by Sarah Caron. Pakistan, 2019.

Nurseries are being developed with the help of local communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of the Billion Trees Tsunami Project. Image by Sarah Caron. Pakistan, 2019.

A dream come true 

Ranked 8th in the Global Climate Index, Pakistan is among the countries most affected by climate change events. In recent years, landslides, glacial eruptions and floods have not only caused loss of life; they have also resulted in damage estimated at billions of dollars. A terrible reality required drastic measures. That's why Imran Khan, a convinced ecologist, decided to react in 2013, while running the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice, ed) party.

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