DEFORESTATION IN PAKISTAN CPEC AN AUXILIARY EXACERBATION

Abstract

Abstract 

Deforestation is one of the primary reasons for environmental degradation in the World. Pakistan is among the ones most exposed to global climatic changes resulting primarily due to unchecked and uncontrolled deforestation. Though CPEC, and its associated projects with China promise a positive addition to the economic development of Pakistan, the environmental aspect of the project has been overlooked. It is a three tier project aimed to construct roads and highways on the Western, Eastern and Central  routes. These routes are being (and are to be) developed by eradicating vast lands of cultivated farms, harvest fields and forests. Thus Pakistan’s already deteriorating environment would be further stressed by massive deforestation occurring as CPEC progresses. Reforestation is the best possible alternative to deal with the emerging challenges.