- Deforestation is a very pressing matter in Pakistan,
- with thousands of trees being cut every day unregulated
- Khathar forest was leased to farmers some years ago
- They chopped down all trees and used the land for farming
- Meet Mir Shah Muhammad, who is a lawyer
- and grew up enjoying the beauty of this forest
- In 2015, he decided to restore the forest
- and bought as much old forest land as he could afford to
- When he got the land, it was riddled with salt patches
- Today he has planted over 50,000 trees of native species
- and counting
- He doesn't use chemicals
- Some of the native wild animals have also returned
- to the region, thanks to his mini forest
- He denotes over 50 hours a week to his self-funded forest
- and believes together we can be the change our planet needs
- People can come delve in the experience here too,
- since it is open for public
- Such public spaces are also the need of this century
- so that future generations may experience nature closely
https://youtu.be/AVAfTqen6NE