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Open AccessEffectiveness of Billion Trees Tsunami Afforestation Projects in restoration of forests in Pakistan
The history of forest cover dynamics in Pakistan reveals an unsatisfactory environmental situation. In the past 5 decades, particularly during the period between 1990 and 2010, the country lost an average of 4...
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Extension of roads towards forest in Palas Valley Indus Kohistan, Hindu Kush-Himalayan Mountains, Pakistan
Forest cover in Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH) Mountains has gone through a decline during the recent few decades. Amongst several other factors, road networks and their expansion has played a major role in forest...
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Forest Dilemma in the Hindu Raj Mountains Northern Pakistan: Impact of Population Growth and Household Dynamics
Mountain ecosystems are fragile and sensitive to changes. The past few decades have witnessed substantial changes in every aspect of the bio-physical and socio-cultural environment of the northern mountainous ...
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Shrinking greenery: Land use and land cover changes in Kurram Agency, Kohi Safid Mountains of north-western Pakistan
Deforestation and other Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes, driven by variety of physical and anthropogenic factors, have altered the mountainous environment. Mountains around the world including northern ...
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Dynamics of communal land degradation and its implications in the arid mountains of pakistan: A study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa
Similar to other areas of Pakistan, land resources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is kept under various ownership regimes for socio-economic and ecological benefits. For the last three to four decades, communal la...
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Socio-economic drivers of deforestation in Roghani Valley, Hindu-Raj Mountains, Northern Pakistan
Deforestation and associated ecological disturbances are the issues of global concern. Researchers have investigated a number of driving forces which accelerate the rate of deforestation at local and regional ...
