Chitral: The Forest Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced it will provide incentives to the communities – who volunteer for a forest protection initiative – in Chitral and Kaghan, a news source reported.
The mechanism was discussed at a workshop, titled ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries’ (REDD Plus), which was held in Chitral on Monday.
REDD Plus Project director Mohammad Arif, Divisional Forest Officer Shaukat Fiaz, and ecologists Anwar Ali and Ejaz Ahmad were all present at the occasion.
The pilot project is a collaborative effort of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, and will help monitor greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation.
