Forest:
A large area of land
that is covered with trees is known as forest.
Advantages of Forests:
Following are
advantages of forests.
i. Oxygen provider:
Forests help maintain
oxygen level in the environment which help the breathing of human and animals.
ii. Soil erosion reducer:
Forests reduce soil
erosionand damage by slowing the flow of water during flood.
iii.Flood Controller:
Forests help in avoiding extremes of water flow
which prevents flood.
iv. Economically
important for humans:
Forests provide
humansemployment, income,food,fibre,honey, wood and timber which can be
exported and are used in making homes and furniture etc.
v.Habitat:
Forests are habitat
for many kinds of animals, birds and reptiles etc.
vi. Reduces Pollution:
Forests reduces air
pollution by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen which helps in the
maintaining atmospheric temperature. Forests also reduces noise
pollution.Forests help in the cleansing of air, water and soil.
viiRecycling:
Forestshelpintherecyclingofnutrients.
viii. Medicine
provider:
Differnt types of
herbal medicine are found in forest which helps in the maintaining of human
health. Such Sticta Pulmonaria or lungwort is a medicine which is found in
forests and it is used in different kinds of lung diseases.
ix. Ecosystem
friendly:
Forestsareecosystemfriendlyandtheyregulatestheecosystemandclimate.
x.Climate
friendly:
Crowns of trees hold the moisture it makes forests
cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Why forestsinpakistanare verylessthantherequirement:
Pakistan is forest
deficient countary it has only 2% forests of there agriculture land. Following
are main reasons that's why Pakistan has less forests than the requirements.
1.
Timber Mafia:
Timber Mafia sells
wood such as Deodar and other trees with almost 10% profit.
2.Unemployment:
Due to high population
growth rate and unemployment with no other major economic activities, lumbering
activities are major employer.
3.Low
regeneration rate:
Such as Juniper
forests have a low regeneration rate. Once they arecutted down or firewood no
other alternatives were planted.
4.Intensive
Cattle Rearing:
Due intensive Cattle
Rearing shrubs and grasses of plataeu are diminshed.
5.Clearing of Forests for crops:
Extended irrigation
system led to clearing of forests for tending crops.
6.Desert
Conditions:
Almost desert
conditions in the countary,persistently draughts have worsen the conditions.
7.Poor
Communities Consumption:
Poor communities
consumes wood and charcoal as a source of energy.
8. Lack
ofPolicy :
Stakeholders lack of
involvement in policy making there is no strong policy for forests management.
