URBAN FORESTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KARACHI.
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URBAN FORESTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
KARACHI
URBAN FORESTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
KARACHI
URBAN FORESTRY
• Includes
• Street Trees
• Residential Trees
• Park Trees
• Greenbelt
• Provides habitat for a diversity of urban wildlife
CURRENT SCENARIO
• 6 % forest cover• “Forestation, Aesthetic Plantation and Landscaping for Karachi”
• Comprehensive Plan• Cost: Rs. 8.3 billion• Not implemented• Included native tree species• badaam • Lignum vitae• bargad (banyan tree)• peepal • gulmohar • neem
• Monoculture of tree plantation: Conocarpus
GREEN COVER
1986 2003
Source: (Qureshi, 2007)
• COST: RS 5.5 MILLION• CAUSE FOR POLLEN ALLERGY AND ASTHMA
• WATER-SUCKER
CONCARPUS: THE SELFISH TREE
PROBLEM WITH MONOCULTURE
• 10 % rule
• Hinders bird population
• Disease threat
• Dutch elm disease
WHY INVEST IN URBAN FORESTRY
• Economic Benefits
• Social Benefits
• Environmental Benefits
• Health Benefits
• Psychological Benefits
SOCIAL AND AESTHETIC BENEFITS
• source of outdoor recreation.
• facilitates social interaction
• reduce ethnic and social polarization
• Reduces crime
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• Increases property value
• Energy Conservation
• Improves Business
• Urban Agroforestry
• Reduced Public Spending on Town Infrastructure
HEALTH BENEFITS
• Reduces Stress
• Encourages non-sedentary liefstyle
• Improves Air Quality
• Heat Island Mitigation
CHALLENGES
• Political Will
• Urban Forest Education
• Need for legislation to protect trees
THANK YOU!