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Efforts on to stop deforestation process [1]

Pakistan is deficient in forest resources, as only 5 percent of total geographical area of the country is under forest cover and that, too, is under pressure due to various factors, including use of forest lands for non-forestry purposes and illegal logging.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2009
Sehrish Wasif [2]
Business Recorder (Pakistan) [3]
Tags:
Environment [4], Himalaya [5], Forest Resources [6], Deforestation [7], Wood [8], Glacial Melt [9], Illegal Trade [10], Pakistan [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/efforts-stop-deforestation-process
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sehrish-wasif
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-recorder-pakistan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wood
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan