The Juniper forests of Balochistan are an ecological and cultural treasure of the country. Although a segment of it in Ziarat is known to tourists and scientists, a rather larger segment of the Juniper forest in Zargoon remained hidden till the Scientific Committee of WWF - Pakistan held its meeting in Zargoon in 1996, and asked its Conservation Division to explore the area further.

Studies undertaken thereafter, revealed that Zargoon is richer in plant diversity and in wildlife species than any area found anywhere in the Juniper ecosystem. Apart from its ecological significance, people living in the Zargoon Juniper mountains possess a rich indigenous knowledge of the local plant resources; a character that is eroding fast in the rest of Pakistan. WWF - Pakistan has already disseminated key information on Zargoon juniper forest and developed plans to continue its conservation efforts till these forests and other contiguous forest areas, such as Herboi of Kalat, are given adequate protection without jeopardising the basic rights and concessions of the local communities.