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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%. According to survey under Red Plus programme, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir has the highest forest cover at 36.9%, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (20.3%), Islamabad (22.6%) and ...
These forests are spread around mountainous area of Ziarat and Mount Zarghoon. [3] The mountains range from 1,181 to 3,488 meters elevation. [2] The forests cover an area of about 110,000 hectares, and it is the largest juniper forest in Pakistan. [4]
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.
It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but has undergone illegal deforestation at a massive scale in recent times. [2] [3] Changa Manga is known more widely as "one of the oldest hand-planted forests in the world", [4] and hosts a wide range of flora and fauna. The forest is home to 14 species of mammals, 50 species of birds, six ...
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.
Ziarat Juniper Forest is a biosphere reserve recognized by UNESCO in 2013. [12] It is the largest contiguous natural Juniper forest in Pakistan. It is also the second oldest, trailing behind the one in California. [13] The forest ecosystem is considered to be the second largest in the world and is home to some of the oldest species of Juniperus ...
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Ziarat Juniper Forest: Balochistan: 2016 x (natural) The juniper (Juniperus excelsa polycarpos) forests around the city of Ziarat are located at the meeting point of five vegetation zones. The large forest is home to trees that are believed to be thousands of years old, but the ecosystem is vulnerable in view of climate change.