By: JAVED IQBAL FORESTER’S

FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN
Date: 29-October-2014

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HEADLINES
FACTS ABOUT PAKISTAN
FOREST TYPES OF PAKISTAN/FOREST RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN
FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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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

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Markhor
Capra falconeri
wild goat
Koza šrouborohá
Endangered

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Deyar/Deodar
Cedrus deodara
Royal Tree
Cedr himálajský
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Chameli
Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
jasmín

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Chukar
Chukar partridge
Alectoris chukar
Chukar koroptev

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K2
Koh-e-Karakoram
2nd Highest
8611m

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Khewra Salt Mine

300 Km
2nd Largest of the World

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Indus river
3180 Km
21 Largest in term
of Annual flow

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 Forest Status in Pakistan Province/Region/Territory
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Khyber Gilgit - Azad Jammu Islamaba

Landcover class Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh Balochistan Baltistan & Kashmir FATA/FRs d 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

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Forest
resources
of
Pakistan

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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

Alpine Pasture

Elevation : >12000 feet

Temperature: -20- +10 0 C
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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)

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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)
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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

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)

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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

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

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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

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.
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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest

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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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

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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 Forest resources of Pakistan FORESTER’S

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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Irrigated Plantation /Riverain Forest

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RangeLands

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Forest Land Management System FORESTER’S

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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Forest Land Management System FORESTER’S

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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 Forest Land Management System FORESTER’S

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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