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Biodiversity Areas of Interest (Prioritized Zones) within Afghanistan
for
Protected Area System Plan
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Afghanistan Program
Habitats in Afghanistan
A Diverse Habitat Country Mountains
Wetlands
Sandy deserts
Scrub & rangeland
Open woodlands
Forests
Also, very rich and diverse wildlife in Afghanistan
Wildlife in Afghanistan
Information Available
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
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)
Priority Habitats: Alpine meadow
Hindu Kush alpine
meadow
(Badakhshan, Takhar
& Baghlan)
Priority Habitats: High lands of Northeasr
Karakoram-West
alpine steppe
(Badakhshan)
Proposed protected areas
Band-i-Amir National Park
Pamir Transboundray Park
Habitats and Wildlife Diversity in Afghanistan
A Diverse Habitat and A Diverse Wildlife Country
Mountains
Wetlands
Sandy deserts
Scrub & rangeland
Open woodlands
Forests
Habitats in Afghanistan
Majority of Afghan people (80%)
live directly off the land
• Farming
• Livestock grazing
• Hunting
• Wood collection
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
High Priority
Low Priority
Prioritized Zones
Mismanagement? AndDependence on Natural Resources
Prioritized Zones
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
