Forest Resources with respect to Land Management

1. FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN Date: 29-October-2014
By: JAVED IQBAL
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S

2. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
HEADLINES
FACTS ABOUT PAKISTAN
FOREST TYPES OF PAKISTAN/FOREST RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN
FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
14th August 1947 Independence (British)
Best Canal System in Asia (1960)
4 Provience, AJK, FATA, GILGIT-BALTISTAN
7th Nuclear Power
8th Largest army
Karakoram, Himalayan, HinduKush
Juniper Forest Ziarat 2nd Largest of its Kind

4. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Markhor
Capra falconeri
wild goat
Koza šrouborohá
Endangered

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FORESTER’S
Deyar/Deodar
Cedrus deodara
Royal Tree
Cedr himálajský

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FORESTER’S
Chameli
Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
jasmín

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FORESTER’S
Chukar
Chukar partridge
Alectoris chukar
Chukar koroptev

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FORESTER’S
K2
Koh-e-Karakoram
2nd Highest
8611m

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FORESTER’S
Khewra Salt Mine
300 Km
2nd Largest of the World

10. Indus river
3180 Km
21 Largest in term of Annual flow
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FORESTER’S

11. Forest Status in Pakistan
Province/Region/Territory
Landcover class
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Sindh
Balochistan
Gilgit - Baltistan
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
FATA/FRs
Islamabad
Total
%
1. Forest Type
Alpine Pasture
649,597
0
0
0
636,125
122,398
0
0
1,408,120
1.6
Sub Alpine
44,543
0
0
0
23,679
7,519
0
0
75,741
0.1
Dry Temperate
532,591
0
0
97,367
254,961
27,776
317,986
0
1,230,681
1.4
Moist Temperate
391,769
17,249
0
0
0
161,842
1,648
0
572,508
0.7
Oak Forest
83,480
0
0
0
58,851
3,484
28,588
0
174,403
0.2
Sub-tropical Chir Pine
217,752
27,283
0
0
0
111,335
5,877
0
362,247
0.4
Sub-tropical Broad- leaved Evergreen
236,019
333,246
0
294,636
0
95,757
134,044
14,124
1,107,826
1.3
Tropical Thorn
12,007
0
0
76,746
0
0
34,126
0
122,879
0.1
Plantations (including irrigated and un-irrigated)
3,970
110,805
74,867
0
0
0
9,610
4,433
203,685
0.2
Riverine
0
28,218
190,776
0
0
0
0
0
218,994
0.2
Mangroves
0
0
353,062
2,360
0
0
0
0
355,422
0.4
Sub-total (excluding Alpine Pasture)
1,522,131
516,801
618,705
471,109
337,491
407,713
531,879
18,557
4,424,386
5.0
Sub-total (including Alpine Pasture)
2,171,728
516,801
618,705
471,109
973,616
530,111
531,879
18,557
5,832,506
6.6
2. Other Landcover
Shrubs and bushes
523,448
704,713
710,726
638,563
182,880
87,044
348,617
0
3,195,991
3.6
Rangeland
791,956
3,844,344
1,055,497
30,181,704
3,095,799
163,436
1,204,394
14,362
40,351,492
45.6
snow and glaciers
815,236
0
0
2,761
2,445,235
94,801
9,322
0
3,367,355
3.8
Agriculture land
2,239,006
13,252,869
6,591,111
2,779,169
115,477
247,820
282,449
40,180
25,548,081
28.9
Barren land
643,744
1,242,978
4,538,751
411,376
126,206
13,371
267,243
2,174
7,245,843
8.2
Fruit orchards
1,423
68,802
99,943
73,317
0
0
581
0
244,066
0.3
Settlements
110,577
532,753
191,531
90,895
1,396
11,263
16,463
13,965
968,843
1.1
Water bodies
151,690
377,188
457,655
545,902
40,778
30,191
72,318
713
1,676,435
1.9
Sub-total
5,277,080
20,023,648
13,645,214
34,723,687
6,007,771
647,926
2,201,387
71,394
82,598,107
93.4
Grand-total (including Alpine Pasture)
7,448,808
20,540,449
14,263,919
35,194,796
6,981,387
1,178,037
2,733,266
89,951
88,430,613
100
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S

12. Forest resources of Pakistan
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S

13. Alpine Pasture
Elevation : >12000 feet
Temperature: -20- +10 0 C
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

14. Sub-Alpine Pasture
Elevation : 10000-12000 feet
Temperature: -10- +15 0 C
MAR: 26 inches (650mm)
Pinus walichiana ( Blue pine), Juniperous macropoda (Snober), Betula utilis (Birch)
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

15. Moist Temperate Forest
Elevation : 5500-8500 feet
Temperature: MAT 13 0 C
Humidity: 50-70 %
MAR: 50-70 inches (1250mm-1750mm) , Topography & Soil: Mostly hilly tract. Typical temperate soil profiles have build up and acidic humus may accumulate to considerable depth. Pinus walichiana (Blue pine), Cedrus deodara (deodar), Abies pindrow (Fir), Picea smithiana (Spruce)
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

16. Dry Temperate Forest
Elevation : 8000-10000 feet
Temperature:5-15 0 C
MAR: less than 30 inches Topography & Soil: Mostly shallow soil, Rocky and not too developed, Pinus walichiana ( Blue pine), Pinus gerardiana ( Chilgosa), Pinus helipens ( Quetta pine), Juniperous macropoda (Snober)
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

17. Sub-tropical Chir Pine Forest
Elevation : 3000-5500 feet
Temperature: Max 32 0 C
Min 12 0 C ,
Humidity: 70% & above
MAR: 30-50 inches (750mm-1250mm), Topography & Soil: The lower and the outer part of geographical ranges lies on Siwalik rocks maily sandstones and conglomerates. . The soil tends to be light sandy and of only moderate fertility. Much erosion on top. Soil well drained.
Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine), Quercus incana (oak, Rin), Berbaris, Rosa mushcata, Carica spinarum
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

18. Sub-tropical broad leaved evergreen Forest
Elevation : 1500-3500 feet , Temperature: Max 38 0 C Min 10 0 C , Humidity: 50% and more , Topography & Soil: These forests cover low slopes of the hills generally extending from 1500ft to 3000ft, Soils are usually shallow and dry and may cover the great variety of geological formations from limestone , shales, and quartzite. These forests covers 1,91,000 ha area.
Acacia modesta (Phulai) , Olea ferruginea (Kahu), Dedonia vescosa (Sanatha), Pheasants.
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

19. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
Forest resources of Pakistan
Elevation : 1500-3000 feet , MAT: 21-27 0 C , Humidity: 50-60%
Wind : wind is not present but occurs in summer, Topography & Soil: Small hills and undulating planes and soil is light sandy, Spp: Acacia catechu, Bombax ceiba, Adhatoda vesica Fauna: Goral, Chinkara
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20. Tropical thorn Forest
Area: 1,73000 ha Elevation : 20-1200 feet
MAR: 30 inches or 750 mm ( vary year to year) MAT: 420C ( 50o C in Summer) Wind : Hot wind blows during April- July each year
Spp: Acacia niltotica, (Kikar), Prosopis cineraria (Jhand), Zizyphus mauritiana (Ber)
Fauna: Ibex, Lizards, Snakes, Falcons, Hobara Baster etc
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FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

21. Mangrove Forest/Tropical Swamp Forest
Elevation : 10-20 feet. MAT: 35 0 C
Humidity: 75% or More Soil: Entirely river borne silt, a very fine mud, being loamy where the water is fresh. and stiff clay where there is saltish water. Area: 207,000ha
Arabian sea i-e the coast of Karachi and Pasni in Baluchistan
Spp: Casuarina equisetifolia, Avicennia marina 99%, Rhizopora stricta
Migratory birds from Russia
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FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

22. Irrigated Plantation /Riverain Forest
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FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

23. RangeLands
Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest resources of Pakistan

24. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sc, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
FORESTER’S
Forest Land Management System
Protected Forest
Individual, Community, tribe etc
Reserved Forest
Public Property/ State Owned Forest
Guzara Forest
Individual
Village Forest
Belong to inhabitant of the village
Communal Land
Belonging to the tribe

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FORESTER’S
Forest Land Management System
Waste Land
Classified & Unclassified
National Parks
Public / State Property
Bio Sphere Reserved
Public / State Property
Game/ Wildlife Sanctuaries
Public / State Property
Game/ Wildlife Reserves
Public / State Property, Private

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FORESTER’S
Forest Land Management System
Watershed Areas Improvement activities
Water Harvesting Techniques
Soil Conservation Practices
Integrated Land management System
Afforestation/Refforestation
Social Forestry Practices
Trophy Hunting for Wildlife Conservation
Rangeland Improvement Techniques
Forest Act /Policy

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