KP Environment Dept Organizes Training Workshop On ESMF Under BTASP
KP Environment Dept organizes a two-day training workshop on the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) under the Billion Tree Afforestation Support Project (BTASP) at Nathia Gali. The event brought together senior management, field officers, and technical professionals from the Environment, Forestry, Climate Change and Wildlife Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Key Attendees:
- Muhammad Junaid Dayar, Project Director UGPP/BTASP
- Asghar Khan, CCF NFR-II
- Muhammad Saleem Khan, CF Upper Hazara
- Abid Mumtaz, CF Malakand East
- Hayat Ali, CF Lower Hazara
- Mazhar Iqbal, Director CDEGAD
- Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, DPD UGPP/BTASP
- Syed Hasnain Abbas, Director R&D
- Kaleem Shah, PO UGPP/BTASP
- Rashid Hussain, Director NTFP
- Imran Khan, Senior Sector Specialist, KfW Development Bank
The workshop focused on:
- Strengthening institutional capacity for environmentally sound and socially responsible forest management.
- Deepening understanding of environmental and social safeguards in project planning and implementation.
- Promoting the integration of environmental and social considerations into forestry interventions.
Key Takeaways:
- Sustainable forestry is about creating resilient ecosystems while prioritizing communities, biodiversity, natural resources, and future generations.
- The event emphasized the importance of adhering to environmental and social safeguards for quality, accountable, and sustainable development interventions supported by BTASP.
