In Pakistan, an ambitious effort to plant 10 billion trees takes root

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whow. the last question comment of this short video is--what is your country doing to combat climate change (paraphased)



Today, Khan is Pakistan's prime minister, and his new government is aiming to replicate that success nationwide, this time with a “10 Billion Tree Tsunami.” ... But experts said Pakistan will need more than a trillion new pines, cedars and eucalyptus trees to reverse decades of deforestation.Oct 14, 2018


In Pakistan, an ambitious effort to plant 10 billion trees takes root
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...pakistan...plant-10-billion-trees.../10/.../18f14474-c0...

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[malaise]

1. Pakistan's current PM. Imran Khan is way above average

He is a former captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team and he led them to a World Cup victory.
He raised funds to build a cancer hospital in memory of his mother.

Imran finished high school in England and attended Oxford U where he read for a degree in Economics and Politics - he was also captain of the Oxford cricket team.

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2. I saw the beginning of this while in the Hunza Valley two years ago.

They are doing a wonderful job.

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3. broken link to wapo story nt