Publication Date
1993
Location
New Zealand
Description
Pakistan's economy is agricultural and pastoral. From 1150 to 1991 its forest cover declined from an estimated 28 million ha to 4,6 million ha and population increased from 1.2 to 112 million. rn addition to. increasing population, government irrigation projects for colonisation, in road of agriculture into forestry and construction of barrages over rivers caused deforestation. This has increased soil erosion, siltation of dams and the gap in production and demand of wood: biodiversity has been adversely affected and mangrove forests have degraded. Forestation has been carried out over 220 000 ha since 1947. A network of easily accessible nurseries, good quality soil, irrigation and aftercare made tree planting a success and provided job opportunities to 482 000 unemployed rural workers.
Citation
Chaudhry, Inayat U., "Deforestation in Pakistan" (1993). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 7.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session61/7)
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Deforestation in Pakistan
New Zealand
Pakistan's economy is agricultural and pastoral. From 1150 to 1991 its forest cover declined from an estimated 28 million ha to 4,6 million ha and population increased from 1.2 to 112 million. rn addition to. increasing population, government irrigation projects for colonisation, in road of agriculture into forestry and construction of barrages over rivers caused deforestation. This has increased soil erosion, siltation of dams and the gap in production and demand of wood: biodiversity has been adversely affected and mangrove forests have degraded. Forestation has been carried out over 220 000 ha since 1947. A network of easily accessible nurseries, good quality soil, irrigation and aftercare made tree planting a success and provided job opportunities to 482 000 unemployed rural workers.
