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The percentage of Pakistan's area that is forest is disputed. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates 2.2% of the total land of Pakistan is covered by forests. On the contrary, Pakistan Forest Institute estimates it to be 5.1%. According to the survey done under the Red Plus programme in 2017, the forest cover of Pakistan is 5.7%.
Map of Changa Manga Forest. The Changa Manga forest can be entered from a road off the N-5 Highway near Bhai Pheru and Chunian. At present, the forest covers an area of 48.6 square kilometres (12,000 acres). [8] It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but massive deforestation has reduced it to less than half its original size. [2]
On 4 June 2022, a forest fire broke out in Ali Jan Capri area of Chakesar, a remote area of Shangla District, Pakistan, as a result of which a girl, two children and a woman were burnt to death while collecting firewood. [8] [9] [10] Some people have also been injured and they have been shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Chakesar. Rescue ...
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The Geography of Pakistan (Urdu: جغرافیۂ پاکِستان) encompasses a wide variety of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalayas ranges in the north.
On 18 May 2022, a wildfire killed at least 3 people and destroyed thousands of pine-trees in Sherani District of Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] There are forests of Chilgoza in this area and these forests have been engulfed in fire. The fire spread over an area of about five to six kilometers and efforts are being made to extinguish it. [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.