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Raja Naveed Ashraf & Arshad H Abbasi

Raja Naveed Ashraf is a Islamabad based senior banker by profession; however, he carries a profound passion and deep obsession for environmental preservation—specifically the conservation of forests, native pine and blue pine trees, and the protection of natural clean water originating from forest ecosystems. The co-author Engineer Arshad H Abbasi served in key advisory capacities across South Asia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. His experience includes working as a Director at the Planning Commission of Pakistan (until 2008) and as an Advisor on the Energy and Power Sector at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from 2019 to 2021. Worked for USAID, UNDP, and IUCN. He currently acts as a Technical Advisor at Green Tree Limited that work for sustainable infrastructure and green real estate developments in Islamabad.