IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

One of the primary natural forces regulating and determining a region's climate, weather patterns, and CO2 content are forests. Rapid urbanization and industrialization are associated with major increases in deforestation and a rise in the average global surface temperature.

This research aims to evaluate the impact of deforestation on the climate change in Pakistan. Pakistan was chosen as the country for data collection and independent and dependent variable data were obtained at the country level from 1990 to 2020. The source of data is the data bank of World Bank. The results of present study showed that deforestation significantly impact the climate change in Pakistan.