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Jammu Urban Forests: Importance and Challenges

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June 04, 2025

Urban forests in Jammu face a multitude of challenges that threaten their ecological balance and utility as community resources. Understanding these challenges is crucial for formulating effective strategies for conservation and sustainability. The key threats to Jammu's urban forests include pollution, encroachment, deforestation, and climate change.

- DR RAKESH VERMA

Pollution

Air Pollution: Urban areas are heavily impacted by vehicular emissions and industrial activities, contributing to significant air pollution. Although trees can mitigate these effects by filtering pollutants, the increasing levels of smog and particulate matter can overwhelm even healthy urban forests.

Soil and Water Pollution: Contaminants from urban runoff and waste disposal can degrade soil quality and poison water sources that urban forests rely on. This pollution not only harms the trees but also disrupts the entire ecosystem, affecting wildlife and plant species dependent on clean soil and water.

Encroachment:

Urban Development: As Jammu continues to expand, urban forests are often viewed as prime land for development. Encroachment by residential and commercial projects leads to the fragmentation of green spaces. This loss diminishes biodiversity and creates isolated patches of forest that struggle to support wildlife.

Illegal Logging: The demand for timber and land can result in illegal logging activities within urban forest areas. Such practices lead to a significant reduction in tree cover and disrupt the delicate balance of the urban ecosystem.

Deforestation

Loss of Green Cover: The ongoing urbanization has resulted in considerable deforestation, reducing the overall green cover in Jammu. Lowered canopy cover has far-reaching consequences, such as increased temperatures, soil erosion, and diminished air quality.

Habitat Loss: Deforestation not only impacts the trees themselves but also leading species to lose their natural habitats. This can lead to population declines in various species, thereby reducing biodiversity and destabilizing local ecosystems.

Climate Change

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