Biomass fuel burning and its implications: deforestation and greenhouse gases emissions in Pakistan.
Pakistan is facing problem of deforestation. Pakistan lost 14.7% of its forest habitat between 1990 and 2005 interval. This paper assesses the present forest wood consumption rate by 6000 brick kilns established in the country and its implications in terms of deforestation and emission of greenhouse gases. Information regarding consumption of forest wood by the brick kilns was collected during a manual survey of 180 brick kiln units conducted in eighteen provincial divisions of country. Considering annual emission contributions of three primary GHGs i.e., CO(2), CH(4) and N(2)O, due to burning of forest wood in brick kiln units in Pakistan and using IPCC recommended GWP indices, the combined CO(2)-equivalent has been estimated to be 533019 t y(-1).
Tahir
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Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Govt of the Punjab, Poonch House, 38-Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan. snatahir@cyber.net.pk
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D018533:Biomass; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D008697:Methane / Q000032:analysis; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000032:analysis; D010154:Pakistan
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D008697:Methane