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ABSTRACT Results of an ethnobotanical investigations conducted in Margalla Hills National Park during 1997 are presented. The survey was aimed to enlist the fuelwood species and to assess their rate of consumption, availability and threats facing by the park authorities. A total of 35 species, belonging to 29 genera and 24 families of wild tree and shrubs, were found to be commonly used as fuelwood in Margalla Hills National Park by the people. Acacia modesta Wall., A. nilotica (L.) Delile, Buxus papillosa C.K. Schneid. and Dodonaea viscose (L.) Jacq. Were found to be under high fuelwood pressure. Issues were discussed and conclusions made to improve the situation.