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The forestry sector of Pakistan is a main source of lumber, paper, fuelwood, latex, medicine as well as food and provide ecotourism and wildlife conservation purposes. 5% of Pakistan's land is covered in forest (2024). The Shangla district is the only district of Pakistan that composed of more than 80% of forest land. [1]
The Climate Change, Forestry, Environment & Wildlife Department is a government agency in charge of preserving and managing wildlife in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Established in 1975, the department operates under the Wildlife Protection Act, which offers legal protection to wildlife and their habitats. [1] [2] [3]
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) (Urdu: شماریاتِ بیورو پاکستان) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan. [1] It is an attached department of the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives. It works for collecting statistics in the country. [2]
The Balochistan Forests & Wildlife Department is a government agency in Pakistan that oversees the conservation and management of forests, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and game reserves within the province of Balochistan. [1]
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.
The Department of Forest is an attached department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department created in 1886 under British rule as imperial forest service. The Department is responsible to develop, maintain, conserve & maximize forestry sector resources in the province of Punjab.
The Ministry of Environment (or MoE), was a Cabinet-level ministry of Government of Pakistan, tasked and primarily responsible for planning, coordinating, promoting, protecting and overseeing the policy implementation of government sanctioned environmental and forestry programmes in the country.
Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency; Pakistan Halal Authority; Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority; Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority; Pakistan Telecommunication Authority; Public Procurement Regulatory Authority; Public–Private Partnership Authority (Pakistan)