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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%.
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The Forest, Wildlife & Environment Department is a provincial department of the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It manages the region's forestry, wildlife and related resources through sustainable and integrated natural resource management. The department is also as a center for biodiversity and eco-tourism.
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 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.
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On 3 September 2018, after becoming Prime Minister of Pakistan following the 2018 Pakistani general election, Imran Khan launched a 5-year, country-wide 10 billion tree plantation drive from Makhniyal, KPK to combat the effects of global warming. Its total cost is estimated at 125.1843 billion Pakistani rupees.
Pakistan had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 7.42/10, ranking it 41st globally out of 172 countries. [23] Yet, deforestation is happening at an alarming rate in Pakistan. The country currently relies heavily on imported wood-based products due to a lack of self-sufficiency in this sector, resulting in substantial resource ...