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The majority of Pakistan's industrial sectors, for example fishing and agriculture, which account for more than one-fourth of the output and two-fifths of employment in Pakistan, are highly dependent on the country's natural resources. Hence, in order to sustain economic growth there is a high demand on already scarce natural resources.
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 16th largest desert, and the world's 9th largest subtropical desert. 85% of the Thar Desert is in India, and the remaining 15% is in ...
The Living Indus Initiative is a comprehensive environmental program launched by the Ministry of Climate Change in Pakistan, in collaboration with the United Nations. This initiative aims to protect, conserve, and restore the natural ecosystems within the Indus Basin, which is crucial for the livelihoods of 90% of Pakistan’s population.
Gram is the most successfully cultivated crop in the region's arid conditions and the desert accounts for the bulk of chickpea production in Pakistan. [23] The Thal desert has also seen severe erosion to its natural vegetation as a result of anthropogenic activities such as human settlement and land cultivation, which led to desertification. [2]
The total protected land area represents 13% of Pakistan's landmass as of 2020, The Government of Pakistan plans to increase it to at least 15% by 2023. [1] As a signatory of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity , Pakistan is committed to expanding its protected areas to encompass 17% of its total territory by the year 2030.
Indus Valley desert: Punjab [5] (between Chenab and Indus rivers) Indomalayan: Deserts and xeric shrublands: Thar desert: East and south-east Sindh [6] Indomalayan: Mangrove: Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves: West of coastal range of Sindh [7] Palearctic: Temperate coniferous forests: East Afghan montane conifer forests: Hindu Kush and ...
Pakistan's coastline, which stretches over 1,046 km, is facing severe pollution due to a combination of industrial, port, municipal, and transportation activities in the area. The coastline is being overwhelmed with water-borne pollution being discharged in the shipping process into the marine environment.
The Kharan Desert (Urdu: صحرائے خاران) is a sandy and mountainous desert situated in Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan. [1] This desert was the site of Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, which was carried out on 30 May 1998. [2] The land is not fit for agriculture due to low irrigation.