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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 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.
Pakistan entered into the convention on 23 November 1976. As of March 2013 [update] , there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,807 hectares (3,320,620 acres) in Pakistan . [ 1 ]
The markhor, is the national animal of Pakistan Natural protected forests. Birir Valley Coniferous Forest [1] in Chitral District (also called 'Deodar Chilghoza Oak Forest') Jhangar Scrub Forest [2] [3] in Chakwal District; Sulaiman Coniferous Forest [4] in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (also called 'Sulaiman Chilgoza Pine Forest') Ziarat Juniper Forest ...
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The Land Information and Management System (LIMS) is a system introduced in Pakistan to improve contemporary agricultural practices. [1] The former Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, inaugurated the system. Its goal is to boost the agriculture sector, which accounts for nearly 25% of the country's GDP.
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]