Wood Energy Situation Pakistan is an energy deficient country. By now the poplar is widespread in Pakistan, contributing substantially to local wood industry and fuelwood supplies. Pakistan, with its limited forest area, has focussed on agro-forestry and this is remarkably successful.
Implementation focuses on the provincial level.
New loans from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for the forestry sector in Pakistan are forthcoming. In 1995, the Office of the IGF was merging with the Ministry of Environment, which is expected to strengthen its position. The study provided a wealth of information on the domestic sector, and the recommendations are now being considered by the Government for implementation. These industries are reported to suffer from low productivity with their main problems being energy conservation and substitution. One characteristic of studies like the HESS is that they do not provide data over a time frame and no follow up data has so far been supplied.