ABOUT US

Learn more about Clifton Urban Forest

Our Founder

Masood Lohar is an award-winning Climate Change and sustainable development expert with over two decades of experience. Masood is an activist for urban resilience and ecosystem restoration and promotes urban forests and urban wetlands.

Our Vision

A greener, healthier Karachi where urban forests thrive alongside urban development. We envision a city where every community benefits from accessible, lush green spaces that serve as lungs for the city, fostering environmental awareness and stewardship among its residents.

Our Mission

To revolutionize urban landscapes by creating dense, native forests, thereby improving air quality, enhancing biodiversity, and offering a natural escape to the citizens of Karachi. We aim to plant over one million trees, focusing on native species like Salvadora persica, to create a self-sustaining ecosystem that combats climate change and urban heat effectively.

Clifton Urban Forest in the News

KARACHI: You turn towards the Clifton Urban Forest and you run into the man responsible for growing this jungle, or rather jungle mein mangal (feast in the forest), briskly marching off somewhere. He doesn’t look happy. He has just been informed about someone trying to trap the flamingos in his...

DAWN NEWS Beauties of nature find haven in Clifton Urban Forest

It was a hot and dry afternoon in April, and we were standing in the middle of a dense forest, in front of a beautiful lagoon, listening to birds chirping. Yes, a forest in the middle of a concrete jungle. Karachi, as a city, is devoid of green spaces and is facing urbanisation and expansion. This has resulted in various...

AGA KHAN UNIVERISTY A nature-based solution for coastal ecosystem restoration

On a hot April day, a flock of birds take a break from hovering over debris on Karachi’s seashore and fly to an isolated green patch. Growing on the eight-hectare piece of land in the upscale neighbourhood of Clifton are fruit-bearing trees: the beginnings of an urban forest. Previously, it was...

DIALOGUE EARTH Will urban forests in Pakistan have a lasting environmental impact?