SWRDO Rajan PurTree Plantation: Effective tool to conserve naturePakistan, District Rajanpur
BCI’s 5th IP Meeting
January 2021
Tree Plantation to mitigate Climate change
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Tree Plantation and Climate Change
As trees grow, they help stop climate change by removing carbon dioxide from
the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the
atmosphere. Trees provide many benefits to us, every day.
Tree Plantation Play an important role in following aspects;
➢ Through gaseous exchange, trees minimize Carbon dioxide emissions
➢ Trees also reduce the temperature and make environment favorable for
biological activity
➢ Trees reduce soil erosion and support soil through gradual increase of
organic matter
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Good practice description
1. In 2020, By following the last year best practice farmers
started tree plantation with their own resources and
installed 2000 plants in coordination with SWRDO in
BCI target area to mitigate the climate change risk.
2. Few of farmers established Plant Nurseries(Azadirachta
indica Neem, Syzygium cumini Jaman, Vachellia nilotica
Keekar. Melia azedarach bakain, Pongamia pinnata
sukh chain) to extend the scope of said practice
3. BCI Women’s workers and farmers are engaged while
the course of this practice for plantation, Kitchen
gardening, skill trainings on livestock management.
4. Separate training sessions were organized for BCI
farmers, workers on climate change mitigation ,
adaptation and about their role to conserve the nature.
5. Linkages development with other partners working on
same.
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Good practice description
Initial Situation
1. Lack of awareness about their role & the importance
of mitigation and adaptation activities to response
the climate challenge.
2. Lack of understanding regarding Consideration of
Gender Role
Non availability of resources to execute the plan that
is why integrated approach adopted and plan linked
with other existing projects and stakeholders working
on same.
Cutting trees rapidly ,Continued maintenance of
plants (growth and caring )
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MethodologyPlan designed keeping in view internal and External
resources
Plan further aligned with the Farmers self initiative &
Follow-up of 2019-20 Best practise
Women ‘s role consideration through skill training, tree
plantation and livelihood activity to reduce vulnerability of
climate change through integrated approach.
Awareness Raising on Climate change mitigation and
adaptation at community level
Nursery Establishment by farmers at LG level through
linkages development with other organizations
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Good practice descriptionKey Stakeholders
➢ Social welfare & Forest Département /clean Green Pakistan
campaign
➢ Response USA Fund & PAPk, Existing projects of SWRDO
➢ LG groups
Who are the users and beneficiaries?
➢ BCI Farmers and Workers including women’s workers
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Success factors & constraints
key criteria of success
Programatic approach of SWRDO
Continuous Capacity Building
Strong mobilization
Woman Participation
Engagement of Various
stakeholders
Challenges
understanding of relationship between
tree plantation and climate change
Prerequisites for proper growth of tree
growth.
Cultural barriers regarding women
gathering for meetings.
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Success factors & constraints
Success Factors
Follow up of last year
Tree plantations( 60%
Survival)
Continuous Learning
Demonstration of activity
Availability of Cheaper plants
Constraints
Understanding level about
importance of natural resources
protection.
Unavailability of cheaper plants
Adoption of new activities
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Impact & results
How has this practice benefitted the environment
and the community around the cotton farm areas?
Increased 2000 plants at community level to mitigate the risk and
conserve the nature .
Developed Sense of Ownership among BCI Farmers and workers
Plant Nursery established by farmer of 30,000 plants.
Performed women workers their role to conserve natural resources
and adapted activities to reduce vulnerability.
Increased acceptability about women’s role to response climate
challenge
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Up-scaling & replicability
Linkages development Engagement of all relevant stakeholders like forest
department, environment protection department and Farmers for provision of
Tree/seed, nurseries development
Community Involvement through continuous sensitization on plantation
Establish nurseries at LGs and farmers level
Improve women participation, Positive norm setting regarding climate change
mitigation and adaptation
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Up-scaling & replicability
Support from BCI
BCI Well contributed indirectly through capacity building of PU Managers on
Biodiversity management
BCI Can develop linkages to provide farmers with cheaper tree plants
suitable for their locality and on farm conservation and enhancing
biodiversity,
BCI Can build linkage to extend the scope of activity.
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Up-scaling & replicability
Lessons Learned
Community Mobilization is the key process for behavioural Change
Individual Role can bring desirable change
Need of Training field guide on biodiversity and Tree plantation for effective
community mobilization.
Participation of women workers can be helpful to bring the desired results.
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