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protected areas of Pakistan

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As of present, there are around 400 protected areas in Pakistan that are recognized by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The total protected land area represents 13% of Pakistan's landmass as of 2020, The Government of Pakistan plans to increase it to at least 15% by 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2254293/pakistans-protected-areas-initiative|title = Pakistan's 'Protected Areas Initiative'|date = 10 July 2020|access-date=4 November 2022|work=The Express Tribune}} As a signatory of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Pakistan is committed to expanding its protected areas to encompass 17% of its total territory by the year 2030. This ambitious goal aims to ensure the long-term conservation of nature, safeguard vital ecosystem services, and preserve the cultural values associated with these protected areas.{{cite news| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1669663 | title=Govt notifies 11 sites as 'protected areas' for wildlife conservation |work=Dawn | date=16 January 2022 }}

Statistics

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CategoryTotal sitesTotal areaRef.(s)
National parks371,191,323 ha
Wildlife sanctuaries1004,912,531 ha
Game reserves773,026,842 ha
Ramsar protected wetlands191,343,807 ha
Marine protected areas243,647 ha{{cite news |title=Churna Island Designated MPA, Boosting Marine Conservation Efforts |url=https://iucn.org/story/202409/churna-island-designated-mpa-boosting-marine-conservation-efforts |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=IUCN |date=12 September 2024 |language=en}}
Biosphere reserves4926,205 ha{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Amin |title=Unesco designates two more biosphere reserves |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1761086 |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=Dawn |date=22 June 2023 |language=en}}

=IUCN categories=

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IUCN CategoryTotal sites
bgcolor="#E7AF97" | IUCN Category Ia: Strict nature reserves0
bgcolor="#DACAA5" | IUCN Category Ib: Wilderness area0
bgcolor="#CDE5B2" | IUCN Category II: National parks5
bgcolor="#BFFFBF" | IUCN Category III: Natural monuments0
bgcolor="#B2E5CD" | IUCN Category IV: Wildlife sanctuaries62
bgcolor="#A5CADA" | IUCN Category V: Protected landscapes/seascapes5
bgcolor="#A8BDEC" | IUCN Category VI: Managed resource protected area2
Unclassified areas83
All IUCN Categories157

Types of protected areas

=National parks=

{{Main|List of national parks of Pakistan}}

=Wildlife sanctuaries=

{{Main|List of wildlife sanctuaries in Pakistan}}

=Game reserves=

{{Main|List of game reserves of Pakistan}}

=Protected wetlands=

{{Main|List of Ramsar wetland sites in Pakistan}}

=Protected and reserved forests=

{{Main|Protected and reserved forests of Pakistan}}

=Biosphere reserves=

{{Main|Biosphere reserves of Pakistan}}

See also

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References

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{{cite web |title=Protected Planet {{!}} Pakistan |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/PAK |website=protectedplanet.net |publisher=World Database on Protected Areas}}

{{cite web |title=Ramsar Sites Information Service – Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance Pakistan, 19 Ramsar Site(s) covering 1,343,807 ha |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/rsiswp_search/exports/Ramsar-Sites-annotated-summary-Pakistan.pdf |website=rsis.ramsar.org}}

{{cite web |title=UNESCO’s Approved Biosphere Reserves in Pakistan |url=https://www.pncu.gov.pk/Detail/ZTg4NTBlNjQtYjA5My00MjA4LWJiNmYtMmZiMzNiODRiNTk4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004231234/https://www.pncu.gov.pk/Detail/ZTg4NTBlNjQtYjA5My00MjA4LWJiNmYtMmZiMzNiODRiNTk4|archive-date=4 October 2023 |website=www.pncu.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO (PNCU) |access-date=14 February 2025}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last1=Ghazali |first1=Naziha |last2=Khairi |first2=Umber |title=Pakistan Protected Areas Meeting: proceedings |date=1995 |publisher=IUCN, the World Conservation Union, Pakistan |location=Karachi |isbn=969-8141-15-4 |url=https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/1995-011.pdf}}
  • {{cite web|title=Biodiversity and Protected Areas – Pakistan |url=http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/bio_cou_586.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229085821/http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/bio_cou_586.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2009 |year=2003 |publisher=EarthTrends}}
  • {{cite book |title=Review of Protected Areas System in Pakistan: Present Status and Problems Concerning Future Development |url=http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/47/1155/13587.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814130410/http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/47/1155/13587.pdf|archive-date=14 August 2011 |publisher=Ankara University |year=2010}}

External links

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  • {{cite web| archivedate= 21 June 2011 | url= http://iucn.pk/emg.htm | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110621044611/http://iucn.pk/emg.htm | title= IUCN-Pakistan }}
  • {{cite web |title=Pakistan {{!}} The Convention on Wetlands |url=https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/pakistan |website=ramsar.org}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/WildlifeBiodiversityofPakistan/protectedareassystemofPakistan.htm |title=Protected areas systems |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323005422/http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/WildlifeBiodiversityofPakistan/protectedareassystemofPakistan.htm|archive-date=23 March 2006}} from [https://web.archive.org/web/20180110113851/http://wildlifeofpakistan.com/newpage2.htm wildlifeofpakistan.com]

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