70 Million Trees€¦ · Toktogul Street 138 720001 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan E-Mail: [email protected]...
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World Agroforestry Centre Central Asia Office Toktogul Street 138 720001 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan E-Mail: [email protected] Layout: Katja Thevs CURRENT SITUATION FORESTS IN KYRGYZSTAN 2017 1 INTRODUCTION OF AGROFORESTRY 2 BEST-CASE SCENARIOS SHELTERBELT GRID 3 OUTLOOK BEST PRACTISE & LESSONS LEARNED 4 wood demand per year timber appr. 160 000 m 3 - 500 000 m 3 fuel wood appr. 2 000 000 m 3 wood supply per year State Forestry Fund appr. 25 000 m 3 - 45 000 m 3 imports from Russia appr. 100 000 m 3 illegal cutting appr. 540 000 m 3 2016 1.5 million ha 1980 1.1 million ha reduced by illegal tree logging grazing pasture high pasture / mountain ecosystems, snowfields, and glaciers forests crop land demand exceeds supply .... increase numbers of trees considerably especially in those areas were people live & need wood hence people have less demand to use wood from forests thus forest degradation can be reduced forest degradation can be reduced when facing less pressure from local communities Source: Undeland, 2015 Tree shelterbelts are a major agroforestry system. It has its tradition all over Central Asia, where it was strongly promoted during the time of Soviet Union. After the collaps of Soviet Union large numbers of shelterbelt trees were cut to gain fire wood. Major trees for shelterbelts are poplars (hybrids from Populus nigra and P. alba). growing pressure on forest area T H E O R E T I C A L A S S U M P T I O N Shelterbelts are restored in a square shaped grid on all crop land. People harvest trees from shelterbelts instead of cutting trees from forests. Timber from shelterbelt trees helps to reduce imports from Russia. Pressure on forests will be reduced. Map: Niels Thevs, 2017 1000m x 1000m 500m x 500m 250m x 250m Total lenght of shelterbelts of crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 38503 km Total lenght of shelterbelts of crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 77212 km Total lenght shelterbeltof crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 154232 km 38.5 million trees [distance 1 m, single row] 77 million trees [distance 1 m, single row] 153.5 million trees [distance 1 m, single row] Timber volume without bark of trees as they are usually used [million m³] Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] Annual �mber supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] Timber volume without bark of trees as they are usually used [million m³] Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] Annual �mber supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] Timber volume without bark of trees as they are usually used [million m³] Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] Annual �mber supply at rota�on of 10-20 years [million m³] [The 1000 m x 1000 m grid could already meet the annual timber demand.] [The 250 m x 250 m grid could meet the annual timber demand and a substantial part of the fuel wood demand.] Virtual grid: Virtual grid: Virtual grid: 70 Million Trees for Kyrgyzstan Niels Thevs & Kumar Aliev World Agroforestry Centre Central Asia Office 10 0 20 W i t h o u t f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f r o m a n y d o n o r . There is a number of nurseries that deliver poplars. Poplars are planted by people, partly in shelterbelt-like arrangements. This indicates that there is a market for saplings. Farmers and businessmen establish plantations with fast growing trees. Crop land cannot be converted into forests. Laws are unclear regarding agroforestry. Definition of "crop land" is also partly unclear. Is planting single trees already a conversion into forest? Private sector investments are the core of ongoing agroforestry plantations. Legal advice should be provided. 5.6 0.4 0.18 11.1 0.8 0.37 22.2 1.65 0.73 Crop land Forests Lake Issyk Kol
Transcript of 70 Million Trees€¦ · Toktogul Street 138 720001 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan E-Mail: [email protected]...
World Agroforestry CentreCentral Asia Office
Toktogul Street 138720001 BishkekKyrgyzstan
E-Mail: [email protected] Layout: Katja Thevs
CURRENT SITUATIONFORESTS IN
KYRGYZSTAN 2017
1
INTRODUCTION OFAGROFORESTRY
2
BEST-CASE SCENARIOSSHELTERBELT GRID
3OUTLOOK
BEST PRACTISE & LESSONS LEARNED
4
wood demandper year
timber appr. 160 000 m3 - 500 000 m3
fuel wood appr. 2 000 000 m3
wood supplyper year
State Forestry Fund appr. 25 000 m3 - 45 000 m3
imports from Russia appr. 100 000 m3
illegal cutting appr. 540 000 m3
2016
1.5 million ha1980
1.1 million ha
reduced by illegal tree logging grazing
pasture
high pasture / mountain ecosystems, snowfields, and glaciers
forests crop land
demand exceeds supply
....
increase numbers of trees considerably
especially in those areas were people live & need wood
hence people have less demand to use wood from forests
thus forest degradation can be reduced
forest degradation can be reduced when facing less pressure from local communities
Source: Undeland, 2015
Tree shelterbelts are a major agroforestry system. It has its tradition all over Central Asia, where it was strongly promoted during the time of Soviet Union. After the collaps of Soviet Union large numbers of
shelterbelt trees were cut to gain fire wood.
Major trees for shelterbelts are poplars (hybrids from Populus nigra and P. alba).
growing pressure on forest area
THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIO
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Shelterbelts arerestored in a squareshaped grid on allcrop land.
People harvest trees from shelterbelts instead of cutting trees from forests.
Timber from shelterbelt trees helps to reduce imports from Russia.
Pressure on forests will be reduced.
Map: Niels Thevs, 2017
1000m x 1000m 500m x 500m 250m x 250m
Total lenght of shelterbelts of crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 38503 km
Total lenght of shelterbelts of crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 77212 km
Total lenght shelterbeltof crop land in Kyrgyzstan: 154232 km
38.5 million trees [distance 1 m, single row]
77 million trees [distance 1 m,single row]
153.5 million trees [distance 1 m, single row]
Timber volume without bark of trees as they are
usually used [million m³]
Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
Annual �mber supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
Timber volume without bark of trees as they are
usually used [million m³]
Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
Annual �mber supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
Timber volume without bark of trees as they are
usually used [million m³]
Annual fuel wood supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
Annual �mber supply at rota�on
of 10-20 years [million m³]
[The 1000 m x 1000 m grid could already meet the annual timber demand.]
[The 250 m x 250 m grid could meet the annual timber demand and a substantial part of the fuel wood demand.]
Virtual grid: Virtual grid: Virtual grid:
70 Million Trees for Kyrgyzstan Niels Thevs & Kumar Aliev
World Agroforestry CentreCentral Asia Office
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m any donor.
There is a number of nurseries that deliver poplars.
Poplars are planted by people, partly in
shelterbelt-like arrangements.
This indicates that there is a market for saplings.
Farmers and businessmen establish plantations with fast growing trees.
Crop land cannot be converted into forests.Laws are unclear
regarding agroforestry.
Definition of "crop land" is also partly unclear.
Is planting single trees already a conversion into
forest?
Private sector
investments a
re the
core of ongoing
agroforestry
plantations.
Legal advice should be provided.
5.6
0.4 0.18
11.1
0.8 0.37
22.2
1.65 0.73
Crop land
Forests
Lake Issyk Kol
