Critical Review On Past Literature Of Deforestation In Rural Sector Of Pakistan
Volume 1 - Issue 6, December 2017 Edition
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Dr. Naushad Khan, Syed Fawad Ali
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Abstract
Deforestation is the process where wood is cutting through different techniques and methods from the surface of the earth for the purpose of livelihood while such type activities disturb the ecosystem of the world and make the environment unfavorable. Seeing to its importance the present study was carried out in Pakistan since September 2017. The major objective was that to critically review the past literature about deforestation and reach to conclusion what is the positive and negative effects of this phenomena in Pakistan. Purposively total 17 studies were selected and reviewed 20 times in depth and analyzed the situation. The review shows that deforestation disturb the ecosystem in Pakistan and make environment unfavorable and raised different type diseases in the community and affect the climate in different angle. Through deforestation problem of soil erosion occur which speed up the flood in the area and destroy crops and building and increase poverty in the long run while latter on taking changes in cropping pattern. However deforestation speed up the melting point of glacier in the mountain and disturb the natural habitat not only in Pakistan but also in the whole world and also affect biodiversity in the country The review further explain that the major reason of deforestation is poverty because rural people cut the wood for their survival of life while miss management of forest department is also considered the main reason of deforestation. They cut the wood for their own purpose and miss utilized the means of the government. On the basis of finding following recommendation were suggested for further improvement of the forest. Reforestation program should be arranged every year in the country for multiplication of trees; Honest and mature staff should be selected in forest department; Awareness program about ill effect of deforestation should be launched in the rural community of Pakistan; Forest institution should be multiplied in Pakistan for the purpose of research for uplifting forest in the country; Forest check post should be multiplied for the purpose of forest protection in the county. Powerful policy should be developed by government for forest protection in the country.
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