Bad programming is not deforestation for destruction
Islamabad: Pakistan inherited the legacy of the institutional and legal framework of British forestry. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) holds 40% of the country’s forest share, making the richest province in this respect. Within KP, 14.1% of the total area is covered with forests. The north, northwest and eastern parts of KP are steep and mountainous, making them particularly vulnerable to corrosion and landslides. However, these forests provide fresh waters in large rivers running north to the south of the country. They also offer biodiversity habitat, promote tourism, maintaining natural beauty and stabilizing climate impacts on humans and other species. Forests act as











