ANNEX A-1

DATA GATHERING TOOL FOR FUELWOOD/BIOMASS PLANTATION

BIOPHYSICAL SITUATION (Part 2)
Put a
check Remarks
Criteria Parameters
(✓) if (Findings/Recommendations)
satisfied
1.1. Area 1 - 40,000 ha
Requirement
1.2. Topography Level to gentle (0 – 8%)
Moderate (9 – 18%)
Steep (19 – 30%)
Very Steep (31 – 50%)
1.3. Vegetative/ Closed Forest Specify area per classification:
Land Cover Open Forest
Shrubs
Wooded Grassland
Grassland
Fallow
Perennial Crop
Annual Crop
Built-Up
Open/Barren
1.4. Soil Well-drained
Requirement Marginal/Rehabilitated soil
Near stream bank area (>10
meters from the stream
bank)
Others (specify)
1.5. Climatic Type 1 (Two pronounced seasons: dry
Characteristics from November to April and wet during
the rest of the year)
Type 2 (No dry season with a
pronounced rainfall from November to
January.)
Type 3 (Seasons are not very
pronounced, relatively dry from
November to April, and wet during the rest
of the year.)
Type 4 (Rainfall is more or less evenly
distributed throughout the year.)
1.6. Species Rapid growth rate
Requirement Ability to coppice
High yielding in terms of
dry tons of wood per
hectare
High calorific index
(14400-17400 Kj/kg)
1.7. Hydrology Presence of bodies of water:
River/Creek
(Specify if intermittent,
ephemeral or perennial)
Springs
Others (specify)
1.8. Geohazard Flood Susceptibility:
High
Moderate
Low
Landslide Susceptibility:
High
Moderate
Low