Policy Brief on Climate-Smart Forestry for Pakistan: Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Health, Economic Analysis, and Policy Design for a Sustainable Green Economy

Authors

  • Muhammad Sajjad Haider Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha.
  • Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha. *Corresponding author email: mazhar.iqbal@uos.edu.pk
  • Tayyaba Naz Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
  • Muhammad Ashraf Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha.
  • Hafsa Zafar Soil Chemistry Section, ISCES, AARI Faisalabad.
  • Waqas Ashraf Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, AARI Faisalabad.
  • Muhammad Amjid Department of Agronomy, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.
  • Zoha Sarwar Department of Electrical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan.
  • Mashal Sarwar Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi.
  • Nahal Sarwar Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63163/jpehss.v4i1.1225

Abstract

Pakistan is also facing high deforestation and climate risks, as it has a forest cover of less than 5%. Climate-smart forestry can help Pakistan to increase its carbon sinks, promote ecosystem restoration, and achieve economic growth through sustainable practices such as afforestation and REDD+. This policy brief discusses the issues, current policies, results, and recommends a green economy policy through an integrated policy approach to achieve 10-15% emission cuts by 2030 through targeted investments.

 

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Published

2026-03-20

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Physical Education, Health and Social Sciences (January-March, 2026)

Section

Biological Sciences

How to Cite

Policy Brief on Climate-Smart Forestry for Pakistan: Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Health, Economic Analysis, and Policy Design for a Sustainable Green Economy. (2026). Physical Education, Health and Social Sciences, 4(1), 777-780. https://doi.org/10.63163/jpehss.v4i1.1225