Forest plays a significant role in the economic development of a country. So experts suggest that a country must have about 20-35 % of its total area under the forests but if we talk about Pakistan, forests cover only 4.2 million hectares, which becomes 4.8 % of the country's total area. Apart from this, forests have many advantages. Besides providing the basic needs of humans, they also keep the climate humid and pleasant. Forest also prevents land erosion which is caused by the fast-flowing streams in the mountainous area and also helps increase the lifespan of the dams. So we know that how the forest is useful but still, people are doing deforestation. So the government must increase the number of forests then deforestation. And we all need to know the importance of forests by stopping deforestation. 

 

By: Gulbano M. Naeem 

Turbat Kech