Micro-Level Study of Deforestation in the Capital Terrotory of Pakistan

Wood products are better than artificial material, products when evaluating with environmental concerns, but our World's forests cannot be compromised for these products. As the increasing demand for wood product leads to deforestation, more rapid tree cutting even without permits and cause threat to human health and wildlife. The current study estimates the percentage of wood cutting and gives a comparison of green cover for a period (2009-2016) in Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP), Islamabad. Scale and after math of wood harvesting is a major area of concern. The wood consumption by villagers of MHNP, the role of authorities and communities to safeguard MHNP and its effects are also studied by incorporating villagers and forest guards' point of view through questionnaire and interviews, respectively. The forest cover of MHNP is reduced at high percentage due to deforestation and different land use pattern. It needs to be monitored and taken as the responsibility of the government and the public to protect forests.    

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences

• Publication date

  2021-09-29

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  DOI 10.52763/PJSIR.PHYS.SCI.64.3.2021.222.232
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