Review of Organizational Setup for Forest Conservation and Related Issues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A case study of Swat Valley

Abstract

ZahidUllah, Mohammad Nafees, Syed Zafar Ilyas, Ather Hassan, Arif Khan

This study was conducted during 2018-19 after the implementation of the 18th constitutional amendments, under which the provincial government was given autonomy. The objective of the study was an attempt to address institutional problems concerning environmental protection and forest resource conservation. The various aspects highlighted include legislation, organization setup (governmental and non-governmental organization), and public involvement in the form of social institutions and code of conduct related to environment and forest resource conservation.

Different organizations related to forest conservation, including Forest, Agriculture, Soil conservation, Fishery, and Environment were visited and the officials were interviewed replace about different ongoing activities, cooperation from the community, and other related departments.

It was observed that environmental protection and forest conservation efforts were weak, which can be attributed to varying and complex institutional interactions. These include the availability of funds, manpower, and cooperation and coordination among different organizations. Public involvement was observed as negligible, due to which both, governmental and non-governmental organizations are working in isolation, affecting environmental and forest conservation measures negatively

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