Due to Pakistan’s geographical location and size, there is a range of biodiversity and climate. With a range of terrain and temperatures across its provinces, and its location on both the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, Pakistan’s different flora and fauna are notable. Specifically, coniferous, deciduous, mangrove and palm trees can all be found in various regions of Pakistan. Although increased population growth and poverty have forced the population to exploit the country’s natural resources at an unsustainable pace. This rapid deforestation has been seen to be a vital issue in the threats to biodiversity due to the flora and fauna that depend on the country’s various forests. This loss also has economical implications due to deforestation’s impact on the agricultural sector, with the mangrove forests being a breeding ground for tuna.
Additionally, humans have had a direct impact on the loss of biodiversity through unsustainable hunting practices. Hunting has had a long tradition in Pakistan, as in many other nations, but with poverty and population growth putting increased pressure on the usage of natural resources, hunting has become an extreme risk to the fauna of Pakistan.
Recently the floods in Pakistan have also had dire consequences for the biodiversity in Pakistan, with the floods destroying agriculture. An estimated four million acres of agriculture were destroyed across Pakistan during these floods. With the floods already causing a food insecurity crisis, surely this will only exasperate the issue of unsustainable usage of the natural resources left after the floods.
