Pakistan 100,000 olive cuttings for Maldives face pushback: Wrong tree for a tropical island
Pakistan’s pledge to donate 100,000 olive cuttings to the Maldives’ Five Million Tree Initiative has drawn criticism from agriculture and climate experts, who argue that olives are poorly suited to the island nation’s hot, humid, low-lying tropical environment. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the contribution during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s state visit to Islamabad, alongside … Read more