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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%.
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 ...
The dead and injured have been shifted to Zhob Civil Hospital. According to the forest department, the fire started due to lightning or negligence of the local nomads. Due to the dry weather, the fire is spreading rapidly, while the fire has damaged wildlife, including chilgoza and olive trees. [3] [4]
Realm: Biome: Ecoregion: Region: Indomalayan: Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests: Himalayan subtropical pine forests: West Himalaya [1] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
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]
As of 2023, Pakistan has 37 national parks (Urdu: پاکستان کے نیشنل پارک). [1] In 2012, 25 of these were under supervision of respective provincial governments and remaining were in private care. [2] Only some of these are under the conservation scope of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Ministry of Environment (Pakistan) Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency; Dhodial Pheasantry; Zoological Survey Department of Pakistan; Sindh Wildlife Department; Punjab Wildlife Department; Khyber Pakhtukhwa Wildlife Department; Baluchistan Wildlife Department; Gilgit Baltistan Wildlife Department; Himalayan Wildlife Foundation
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.