Last month I’d uploaded a short by the same name which I’d originally made for a presentation last year. I received several suggestions that it would be a good idea to make it in Urdu as well. So here it is the Urdu version of the presentation “Year of the Forest – Critical for Pakistan.” I hope everyone finds it useful and helps to spread the word.
August 18th is the National Tree Planting Day (NTPD) aimed to address deforestation and associated environmental problems being faced by the nation. An event was organized to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) by planting maximum number of trees in a single day on July 15, 2009 in a barren island near Keti Bundar, where Pakistan had set a new World Record of planting 541,176 trees in a single day, breaking earlier World Record of 447,874 trees by India.
In recognition of this great achievement, August 18, 2009 was declared as National Tree Planting Day (NTPD).
Year of the Forests 2011 – Critical for Pakistan from Deneb Sumbul on Vimeo.
I hope in 2011 in Pakistan, all previous records of tree plantation are broken. 🙂
But it’s not enough to plant trees. The right kind of tree has to be planted in the appropriate place. They have to be looked after during the first year or so until they can manage on their own. It’s a responsibility; it’s also a skill that can be easily learned.
Pictures are drawn from various sources, combined with borrowed music and my own footage. (May 24, 2011)
Updated June 2011
This short film plus another documentary of mine on Kitchen Gardening were shown in various schools in Ghada Market, Lyari Town & Kemari Town. The feedback from children and youngsters after the screening was quite interesting. The sessions were conducted by SG Green Economics Staff.
School: White Rose English Medium School, Ghada Market
Date: 25th May 20011
Student’s Feedback (12 to 14 years)
• Trees are gift of GOD.
• Trees play very important role in our life, without trees birds, animals and humans will not survive.
• We get oxygen from trees and healthy air.
• Trees protect us from floods as we saw in 2010 in Pakistan.
• Now we know that only 2.5% forests are left in Pakistan. “Save our lives save our Trees” (student).
• Now we know how to grow a tree. We will participate tree plantation events if such organize in our school.
• If we cut one tree than we must grow at least 4 trees.
• We saw first time in the documentary how to grow a tree and we will grow at least one plant at our home.
• I will insist my mother and will grow vegetables at home.
School : ARM Child Street School, Lyari Town
Date: 26th May 2011
• Without trees no more oxygen and air will be poisoned.
• We have to start “Darakht Lagaoo” movement in our area.
• We will grow one plant by name in our street school.
• I planted a tree at my home but it is not survived because I can’t look after.
• We are responsible to save and protect our environment individually or at community level.
• We must think about the utilization of kitchen wastage. We need to know how to create compost material.
• Conserve water so we can use it for plantation.
• We can’t eat “Mango” if no trees.
• We request you to give us compost material and seeds.
School : Dream Foundation School, Kemari Town
Date: 27th May 2011
• My teacher saw your documentary and she conducted one day session to show how to prepare vase and grow vegetables at home. She had different vegetables at her home.
• We grow vegetables at our home and taking care of our plants. No more water wastage.
• We will clean our homes and streets and Mohallas.
• We request you to give us compost material and seeds.
• Trees give us shade oxygen and fruits.
• Without trees beautiful birds will not survive.
• In summer season birds of different areas making nests.
• I eat mangos from a tree at my home.
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