Areas of Interest within Afghanistan Methodology & …...Band-i-Amir National Park Pamir...
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Biodiversity Areas of Interest (Prioritized Zones) within Afghanistan
for
Protected Area System Plan
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Afghanistan Program
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Habitats in Afghanistan
A Diverse Habitat Country Mountains
Wetlands
Sandy deserts
Scrub & rangeland
Open woodlands
Forests
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Also, very rich and diverse wildlife in Afghanistan
Wildlife in Afghanistan
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Assessing Wildlife & Habitats
• To protect the remaining wildlife and their habitats, we tried to identify where they still exist in
Afghanistan…
• These areas can then be surveyed and possibly proposed as Protected Areas in the future.
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Areas of Interest
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Identifying Areas of Interest
High Priority
Lesser Priority
Low PriorityMusk deer
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Snow Leopard(Panthera pardus)Potential Habitat
Assessing Wildlife & Habitats
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Priority Habitats: Semi desert (Vegetated)
Badghyz & Karabil
semi-desert habitat
(Kunduz)
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Priority Habitats: Alpine meadow
Hindu Kush alpine
meadow
(Badakhshan, Takhar
& Baghlan)
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Priority Habitats: High lands of Northeasr
Karakoram-West
alpine steppe
(Badakhshan)
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Proposed protected areas
Band-i-Amir National Park
Pamir Transboundray Park
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Habitats and Wildlife Diversity in Afghanistan
A Diverse Habitat and A Diverse Wildlife Country
Mountains
Wetlands
Sandy deserts
Scrub & rangeland
Open woodlands
Forests
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Habitats in Afghanistan
Majority of Afghan people (80%)
live directly off the land
• Farming
• Livestock grazing
• Hunting
• Wood collection
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Mismanagement? AndDependence on Natural Resources
1977 2002
Basically lack of management system and more than 80% dependence on Natural resources for livelihood in the country and the following side effects
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High Priority
Low Priority
Prioritized Zones
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Mismanagement? AndDependence on Natural Resources
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Prioritized Zones
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Thank You
Ayub Alavi
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +93 (0)77 6122 691
Thanks to: Mr. Haqiq Rahmani for GIS techniques
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Afghanistan Program