Vegetation and forest of Pakistan
The forest and vegetation in Pakistan are grown according got the topography. For instance, Alpine and Flora trees are found on high slopes of mountains while Sproo, Evergreen Oka, Chirr and Deodar trees are grown on lower slopes.
The types of forests found in Pakistan include coniferous forests, irrigated plantation, coastal forests, RIVERINE forests, scrub forest, linear plantations and deciduous forests covering and area of 4,276,000 hectors. Wood and wood products including timber, wood pulp, paper board pulp and other wood items are imported on the large scale in Pakistan every year to bridge the negative between the demand and supply of these good. Pakistan to earn foreign exchange, also exports the forest products.
The Government of Pakistan patronizes plantation campaign in the country every year so that the area under frosts many be extended. Moreover, the plants are provided to the farmers on every low and subsidized price to plant them on their farms. Pakistan, in relation to the forest is a deficient country because out of 87.98 million hectors land the forest are on 4.28 million hectors only which comes to 4.8 percent of the total areas of the country. It is very discouraging and alarming situation. Although Pakistan possesses very limited forest resources nevertheless, forest are playing very important and strategic role in the economy of Pakistan. Forest provide employment to half million population, 3.5 million cubic meter wood and cater one third domestic fuel requirements of the country. Forests and thorny bushes areas provide grazing fields to 30 million live stock.
PROVINCE AND TYPES AREA IN HECTORS/ACRES OF FORESTS |
SINDH 1. RIVERINE Forest 617,544,72 acres 2. Irrigated Plantation 215010.59 acres 3. Ranged Land Area 1183253.72 acres 4. Resumed Area 7358.73 acres 5. Coastal Forest 852112.35 acres 6. Total Area 287528.11 acres |
PUNJAB 1. Protected forest 2,737,535 hectors 2. Reserved forest 102,839 hectors 3. Unclassified 2,791 hectors 4. Total area 3,113,586 hectors |
BALUCHISTAN 1. High hill conifer 1,30,981 hectors 2. RIVERINE 44,920 hectors 3. Irrigated plantation 529 hectors 4. Linear plantation 2,000 hectors 5. Range land 7,93,427 hectors 6. Coastal forest 297 hectors 7. Miscellaneous forest 1,58,882 hectors |
KHABER PAKHTON KHAWA 1. State Reserved forests 97,884 hectors 2. Protected forests 519,227 hectors 3. Unclassified forest 20,100 hectors 4. Resumed forests 10,750 hectors 5. Cuzara forests 330,514 hectors 6. Communal forests 35,600 hectors 7. Miscellaneous plantation 52,000 hectors 8. Total area 1,194,375 hectors |
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