AMMAN — Pakistan joined the international community in celebrating the
“World Environment Day 2021”, as its global host, on 5 June 2021, a statement
by the Pakistani embassy in
Amman, said.
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The
statement continued:
“For
last four decades, the statement said, the world has been observing this day as
the largest global platform for raising public awareness about the pressing
environmental challenges. As one of top ten most climate vulnerable countries,
Pakistan highly values the global efforts to combat climate change, halt and
reverse biodiversity loss, eliminate pollution, and restore ecosystems.
The
observance of World Environment Day 2021 on the theme of “ecosystem
restoration” is fully aligned with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Green Vision, as
manifested in Pakistan’s flagship “ecosystem restoration Initiative.” This
year’s World Environment Day carried special significance because it also
witnessed the formal launch of “
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030”.
The
hosting of World Environment Day 2021 in Pakistan is an acknowledgment of our
country’s swift transition towards a “clean and green” Pakistan through a
well-articulated climate change and environmental agenda consisting of a number
of flagship green initiatives on the ground.
Pakistan
is already in the midst of one of the world’s most ambitious efforts to expand
and restore its forests, having already planted a billion trees as part of its
10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project. In its quest for a Green Future, Pakistan has
already set policies in motion to make by 2030 60% of our energy mix, clean and
green and shift 30% of road transport to electric vehicles.
It
is high time for the international community to raise ambition and translate
political commitments on combating climate change and environmental degradation
into tangible actions on ground. Pakistan reaffirms its commitment to playing
our due role in combating climate crisis, protecting biological diversity, and
ecosystem restoration.”
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