Forest Net Reduced By 50% Due To Urbanisation

The forest net has been reduced by 50 per cent in the country in the last three decades due to urbanisation, increasing population and deforestation.

FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Mar, 2018 ) :The forest net has been reduced by 50 per cent in the country in the last three decades due to urbanisation, increasing population and deforestation.

No it stands at 1.9 per cent, which was 4.5pc in 1990. It was stated by experts at a panel discussion, arranged here on Wednesday by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Southern Punjab Forest Company (SPFC), and Hashoo Foundation at the Centre for Advanced Studies Auditorium, UAF to mark the International Day of Forests 2018.

UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar chaired the panel discussion while SPFC Chief Executive Officer Tahir Rasheed, Faculty of Agriculture Dean Dr Muhammad Amjad, Hashoo Foundation Senior Program Manager Arif Rahman, Progressive Farmer Manzoor Thakar Department of Forestry Chairman Dr Tahir Siddiqui, Dr Fahad Rasul and other notables also spoke.

Later, an awareness walk, led by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal, was taken out on the campus, which concluded at Iqbal Auditorium UAF. The theme for this year is 'Forests and Sustainable Cities', as cities consume 75% of the world's natural resources and account for more than 70% of the global carbon emissions.