Exploring susceptibility of protected areas to natural hazards in Karakoram-Himalaya

About 27 % territory of northern Pakistan is occupied by protected areas. Five national parks (∼ 19,000 km²), created and protected for conservation of mountain ecosystems are under the threat of natural hazards as 81 % park’s territories lie on higher elevations above 4000 m above sea level. This s...

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Published in:	Earth History and Biodiversity
Main Authors:	Siddique Ullah Baig, Kamran Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Natural hazards Susceptibility National parks Analytic Hierarchy Process Karakoram-Himalaya
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950475925000036