Traditional Forest Land Users in Blerimi (Komune in North Albania)

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PUKA DISTRICTBLERIMI COMMUNE

TRADITION OF BLERIMI COMMUNITY IN THEIRFOREST LAND USE AND IDENTIFICATION OF

TRADITIONAL FOREST LAND USERS

By Haki KolaIn close cooperation with: Ing. Pashk Prendi & Dr. Thimaq Lako

Blerim September 2007


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Table of content

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 31.1 Legal base. .................................................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Summary of main activities implemented and results achieved .................................................. 3

1.3 Project description ........................................................................................................................ 4

1.3.1 Objectives of the project ....................................................................................................... 41.4 Organization and project management ......................................................................................... 4

1.5 Description of the methodology used ........................................................................................... 4

1.6 Establish of local structures combined with an awareness process in village level .................... 51.7 Definition of ways of forest and pasture usage ............................................................................. 5

1.8 Socio-economic data for the village and commune ...................................................................... 5

1.9 Village boundaries definition ........................................................................................................ 6

1.10 Definition of boundaries of the commune .................................................................................... 61.11 Distribution according to users ..................................................................................................... 6

2 Main activities realised ......................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Presentation of the objectives and main activities of the project on commune and village base. 7

2.2 Collection data aimed on ............................................................................................................. 72.3 Establishment of village forest and pastures commission (Commission) ................................... 7

2.4 Establishment of boundaries in village forest ............................................................................... 82.5 Identification of the forest use and users ...................................................................................... 8

2.6 Documentation of the users and approve them by council of village and council of the

commune ................................................................................................................................................... 8

3 Main findings ........................................................................................................................................ 83.1 History and tradition. .................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Socio economic analysis ............................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Agriculture land .......................................................................................................................... 11

3.4 Private agricultural landstate forest land ................................................................................. 13

3.5 Illegal Logging in state forest ..................................................................................................... 134 Main results ......................................................................................................................................... 14

4.1 Why decentralization from state to communes forest management .......................................... 144.2 From study to implementation: Transfer of forest and pasture process...................................... 14

4.3 Building of local structures ......................................................................................................... 15

4.4 Village map on boundaries ......................................................................................................... 154.5 Certification of users in forest and pastures. ............................................................................... 15


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INTRODUCTION

This draft report is a summary of main findings and conclusions for Blerimi commune pilotproject implementation. Based in the Terms of References the work group has prepared and

explained in the details the methodology for project implementation especially the way of theboundaries identification, negotiations between neighboring villages and preparation of thedocuments. In the second stage of the project, focus was I village scale, identification oftraditional users, mapping and register them. The ecological condition, and socio-economicfeatures of Blerimi represent more or less the traditions of the north part of the country on forestand pastures use.

1.1 Legal base.

Study for Blerimi Commune forest and pastures has the legal bases on the law no.9385, date 04.05.2005For forest and forest service, ; Law no.8743, date 22.02.2001 For immovable properties of state, Law no8744, date 22.02.2001For transfer of immovable state public properties to the Local Government Units;

Decision of Councils of Ministers no.500, date 14.08.2001 Inventory of immovable state properties andtransfer of properties to the local government units, , Decision of Councils of Ministers no. 247, date23.04.2004 For approval of National Strategy on forest development and institutional reform in forest andpasture sector in Republic of Albania, Decision of Councils of Ministers no.396, date 21.06.2006 For criteriaon transfer and use of forest from the local government units .

1.2 Summary of main activities implemented and results achieved

Activities Achieved ResultsProject presentation to the Communesstaff and schedule meetings with all village

heads of a commune for a first informativediscussion

Work plan prepared, participants informed andagreed on activities

Awareness-raising process on a villagebasis on the communal boundaries onforest and pasture

Information on traditional boundaries on villagebasis,Establishment village commissions

Revision of Forest and pasture boundarieson village level and resource available

Redefined of village boundaries on forest andpasture

Defining historical and current modes ofboth shared and assigned access to allresource areas

Provide information on traditional use as well asthe paths traditionally used for transhumance; ormoving livestock herds in different season

Preparation of villages maps based on therevision of boundaries in forest andpasture

A draft map with the proposed boundaries basedon traditional user rights, from pre-communisttimes, is prepared. GIS expert is digitizing the map

Identification of forest and pasture use andusers, for each village

The list of the users was produced for each forestparcel and village in total


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Certify of user right for each user Two documents were prepared for each user, thecertificate of the forest and pasture use, andregulation for sustainable use, and sketch of theparcel with the list of users was identified andapproved by the village council fore each

transfered forest parcel

1.3 Project description

1.3.1 Objectives of the project

1. The project presentation to the all stakeholders in the forest service, commune andvillage councils

2. The capacity building to the village councils for better administration of forest andpastures in use/ownership of the commune

3. Establishment of forest and pastures commission in each village4. Training of forest and pastures commission for identification of village forest and pastures

5. Presentation of the project objectives and activities in neighboring communes andsupporting them in establishing the village commissions and to cooperate with theirpartner in Blerimi Commune in respective villages for boundaries between them in forestand pastures

6. Cooperation with old mans who know the tradition and Leke Dukagjini Codes (Kanun)and use their knowledge in cases of conflicts between villages

7. General assessment of forest plots according the users8. Mapping the village and commune boundaries9. Mapping the users according the forest and pastures plots

1.4 Organization and project management

Organization and project management is realized in close cooperation with the BlerimiCommune, and the Directorate of Forest Service of Fushe Arres, Puka District. There was avery good cooperation with all the village and commune structures and a very good supportfrom the Forest Service Sector. This support and cooperation helped to realize successfully ofthe planned activities and a common work plan between the consultants of NCFP, Communeand DFS approved and signed by all parties

1.5 Description of the methodology used

After the creation of the work group and their familiarization with the projects objectives, theycollect all the existing documentation and other materials to be used during the field works.

The main document used by work group the old management plan which was found at Puka DFS. Forthe local unit and village boundaries, maps which include the territory of communes and the villages werecollected. The working group used the following thematic maps:

Topographic maps in scale 1:25000 or 1:10000 (can be found in the district cadastreor Military Units)

Agriculture cadastral maps used by the Commissions of Land Distribution (found atthe District Cadastre or Office of Real Estate Registration)

Maps of forests and pastures of the management plans or inventory ( found at theDirectorate of Forest Service)


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Different documents that contain earlier boundaries. Partial topographic maps areput together and prepare a complete map of the territory of the local unit. In this mapshould e included:

Local government unit and village boundaries, as they are traditionally known, as wellas based on different documents

Agriculture land boundaries according to villages (used by the Land DistributionCommissions), extracted by the cadastral maps or those of the Real EstateRegistration Units, to ensure compatibility between the boundaries of forests andpastures and agriculture land, with resident areas or other territories.

Forests and pastures boundaries according to maps taken from the DFS and localgovernment unit defined in the preliminary agreement on the forests and pasturesthat the local unit take in use or in ownership.

The working used topographic maps scaled 1:25000, forest maps produced in the frame offorest management plans, or forest inventory maps. The administrative commune territory islocated in three forest economies1 :

1. Forest Economy Dardh-Qebik2. Forest Economy Sakat-Lak Hithi, dhe3. Forest Economy Gosk.

The territory of commune will be divided according to the above mentioned forest economiesand are digitized in three special parts, to use the existing references system. NACFP wasadvised by GIS Albania and has set up the methodology for digitizing the mapping informationand to link it with the attributes of forest plots.

1.6 Establish of local structures combined with an awareness process in village level

This was realized by organizing at least one general meeting for each village and local unit, aswell as several meetings with groups or individuals during field works. The work group aimedthat the presentation of projects objectives and other issues related to the identification ofvillage bounder as well as the uses and users of forest plots, must be clear and understandableto the villagers. Based on the meeting organized in each village, it was confirmed thecomposition of the reorganized commission of 5-7 people who represented the users groups.

1.7 Definition of ways of forest and pasture usage

The work group together with the village commission using meetings, discussions, andinterviews with village residents evidenced traditional ways of forests use and management aswell as the user rights on natural resources areas..

1.8 Socio-economic data for the village and commune

Collected data and information for each village and prepare one socioeconomic analysesfocused on the following:

- geographic position, relief and roads infrastructure

1Albanias forest and pastures estates are divided into elementary management units called forest economy. Forest economy is

clearly defined state forest area, managed in order to attain a set of explicit objectives and according to a long-term

management plan.


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- population, its composition, employment and movement- agriculture land and agriculture, fruit culture, livestock development in relation

to the forests and pastures.- Natural resources focusing mainly on forests and pastures, tradition in their

management and use, including the grazing issues.

1.9 Village boundaries definition

For the definition of village boundaries the work group worked closely with neighboring villagecommissions, which defined the boundaries between them. The work group and thecommission started work with the known or documented boundaries, and walk along theboundary discussing and marking in the field and in the map the boundary line. After agreeingon the boundaries, the commission and the work group fill out and sign the type process-verbal in several copies: for the village, for the registration office, for the local government unit,for the district cadastre, for the office of real estate registration and the directorate of forestservice. Each copy of the process-verbal is accompanied by a copy of the map with the drawnboundaries. After finishing with the first village, representatives of the second village was part of

the group and the same procedure is followed. Again the process-verbal is signed and the mapwith the boundaries prepared. This procedure is followed for each village. In cases when thehead of the village is not a member of the commission, he must be present during the processof boundaries definition together with other individuals (elderly people) who know them wellenough. In places where there are no well-defined boundaries, marks with pain or drivingstones on soil can be used. All process-verbal and maps with villages boundaries are sent forthe approval of the council of the local government unit.

Is cases of misunderstandings, they can be solved by intervention of the Head of Village orCouncil of local government unit.

In cases when there is no agreement, the boundaries between villages of the same commune are definedby the local unit council, and for the boundaries between local units of the same district decides the

District Council.

1.10 Definition of boundaries of the commune

Blerimi communes is bordered with some other communes of the same district. At thebeginning, representatives of the neighborhood units will be part of the group. The group willstart with boundaries well known and documented and accepted by all, drawing them on themap. Continuing the group will walk alongside the boundary marking them on the map. Thework gets easier if it is done from the dominant points where a wide territory can be seen. Stepby step, the group walks and discusses, after all members agree the boundaries are marked

down on the map. Testimonials of elderly people who know the boundaries or finding traditionalset signs showing the borders must be taken into consideration. On the map, characteristicpoints of relief, quotes of peaks, streams etc situated close to the boundary line as well as theirnames must be written down on the map. Surely, this process might not be finished within a dayand require other field visits.

1.11 Distribution according to users

The management group together with the village commission started their work in the field toidentify the parts of forests and pastures which are used by different users based on parcel


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division. In this process, it was obligatory to take contact with the user who has presented arequest at the forest commission for the part he wants to take for use. Each user show wherethe parcel he is using is situated and the neighbor user. Agreement between users was veryimportant. All the data were sketched in schematic simple map drawn by hand is done(illustrating it with photographs would be more effective). In the process of definition of the

parcel users, the precondition was to be all the users, and for each case neighbor need toagreed or to clarify any kind of misunderstandings. After that process, for each user thematerial was approved by the village commission and for the whole local unit by the localgovernment unit council.

The key problem faced is related to the division of forest through the village families.Traditionally based in the Leke Dukagjini code (kanun) a part of forest and pastures was dividedfor the familiar use. It is called hamalla or prozhmaFrom preliminary assessment result that each on in village knows the boundaries of hamalla. It is

accepted and respected from each one. The main constrain for mapping hamalla is very small area offamiliar hamalla (it is from 0.1-05 hectare for family) and between them are not clear natural boundaries.

It make very difficult mapping in scale 1:25000 topographical map. The consultation in working groupagreed to accept an average area for each user, calculated based on the equal division of forest parcelthrough users. It is not real forest area of the user, but for the aim purpose of the study, is a very good tool

to judge about traditional use of forest and pastures and local mechanisms on implementation.

2 Main activities realised

2.1 Presentation of the objectives and main activities of the project on commune andvillage base.

After the general meeting in the commune scale, with participation of the working group the village

chairmens a detailed work plan was approved and agreed for the dates of meetings in each village In

each meeting in village was approved the village commission of forest and pastures, and one intensivetraining on the project activities was realized. In public sites as in coffee, schools, shops different posters

were scattered to present the project and call for participation

2.2 Collection data aimed on

a- The village forest, status and way of forest use in the inhabitants view

b- Population, composition, employment and demographic movement

c- Agricultural land, farming, cereals, fruit tress, and relation of agricultural, pastures, forest inevery day life of village.

d- Livestock breeding, structure of livestock, fodder and forage production, grazing and

implication on forest lands and forest developmente- Natural resources in special focus on village forest and pastures, tradition on theirmanagement and use .

Based on above data for each village and for the all commune, one general assessment reporton village and commune scale was prepared.

2.3 Establishment of village forest and pastures commission (Commission)

The head of village council in the first meeting confirmed the village commission asrepreentatives of users groups in village


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2.4 Establishment of boundaries in village forest

In each village the establishment of boundaries in forest was realized with participation ofbilateral commissions of the neighboring villages, as in the commune as well as in neighboringBlerimi Communes in presence of the representative of Puka DFS.

2.5 Identification of the forest use and usersThe next step of Working group in cooperation with the commission was identification of thepart of forest used by different users based on the actual division of the state forest economieson parcels. Each user was present in the identification time.

2.6 Documentation of the users and approve them by council of village and council ofthe commune

A fule package of documents were prepared for each village including:Decision on village commission on forest and pasture establishment

3 Main findings

3.1 History and tradition.

Before second war, when the first attempt on the preparation of legal frame work for Albanianforestry, (First law on forest on January 27, 1923) the Blerimi forest was used mainly forfuelwood and grazing, and in very small amount for timber or construction material.

Table 1 Data on forest ownership before 1944 in Blerimi villages

No Village Forest ha

Private Communal (Village) State

1 Dardhe 686 - -2 Qebik 220 - -3 Truni - 1257 -

4 Sakat 562 - -5 Kulumri 364 - -6 Xath 698 - -7 Flet 309 - -Commune 4097 1257 -


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As it looks from the table in six of seven villages in total the forest was in ownership of familiesused them for every day life of villagersand call Hamalla .

After second world war, as in all thecountry Blerimi forest was all state forest,and was used broadly to open newagricultural lands. Now this lands presentthe abandoned lands and are very erodedand degraded

The forest and pasture was the onlyresource for surviving, especially forgrazing and fuel wood. Agriculturalcooperative were all the villagers weremember, used the state forest to produce

fuel wood for the bakery for production ofthe bread for all villages, and in the sametime the state logging enterprise exploitvery intensively the forest, and all thelivestock of cooperative used the area afterexploitation as grazing area. Overgrazingof the natural pastures and all the oakforest by the cooperatives livestock and inthe same time by the families livestockleaded in the high degradation especiallyof oak forest. The actual shape of oak forest can not be compared with the oak forest before

second world warTable 2 Te Ownership in forest during 1945 - 1990

No Village Forest ha

Private Communal (Village) State1 Dardhe - - 6862 Qebik - - 2203 Truni - - 1257

4 Sakat - - 5625 Kulumri - - 3646 Xath - - 698

7 Flet - - 309Commune - - 4097

3.2 Socio economic analysis

Geographic position.

Blerimi Commune is situated in east north of Puka town in the shortest distance 30 km fromPuka town

Limitation

We followed it up a stony valley, steeper and steeper, toits source at the top of the pass, Chafa Malit. There is a

joy that never pallsthe first glimpse into the unknown

land. On the other side of the pass, a magnificent valleylay below us, thickly wooded with beech, and beyondwere the lands which two rival races each claim as theirbirthrightone of the least-known corners of Europe. Ihurried eagerly down the steep descent on foot, by arough track to Flet. Flet is Moslem, save for six families,all large; one, consisting of fifty members, showed quitean imposing group of stone houses.. Free of the packtrain, we pushed on quickly down the valley of the Goska,past Han Sakati, and by a steep descent to the Drin,which we successfully forded, led by a native whostripped and carried my saddlebags on his head. It was aticklish job, and can only be crossed thus in very dry

weather.Following Drin down a short way to its junctionwith the Kruma, we struck up the valley of the Kruma,and were in the land of the Hashi. A great wall-like cliff,rising on the stream's left bank, is known as the fortressof Lek Dukaghin..A church, but three years old, servedoccasionally by the priest of Dartha, showed trim andwhite. It was the first feeling of Edit Durham, oneEngland writer traveled through Blerimi commune in herway to go in Kosovo in 1902.


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North : Lake of Fierza Hidropower

East: Goska River, Pass of mjetes , Pass of plepi

South: National road the pass, Chafa Malit - Mezi

Perendimi : Fierza commune

Commune

The main leading organs in commune are the Head of commune and council of communeelected in local election each three years. The commune administrate is composed by 11employees, appointed by head of commune, organized in this sections: the secretary ofcommune, section of finance, section of economic assistance, section of agricultural services,section of taxes, section of investments, section of civil status, each one 1 employee, and fourservices employees

Agricultural section is in the same time charged with the extension service in agriculture. Villageis governed by council of village, leaded by head of village, elected by open voting in a generalmeeting of village.

Development policy: Geographical position of blerimi is very convenient especially for tourismdevelopment, for its very nice landscape, alpine clime and clean and fresh air as well ascurative and esthetic values. It is exposing the thermal spa of Dardha River as a possibility forthe future tourism

Blerimi Commune is situated in the two sides of National Road Puka Bajram Curri, Gjakovaand Prishtina Towns and the water way through Fierza lake is used frequently.

There are 5 elementary schools in the villages with 25 teachers. There are not analphabets incommune. The environment concerns are not treated in school curricula. There is a sanitarycenter and one ambulance in commune with one doctor and six attendants

Blerimi households structure

There are 533 families with 2392 inhabitants scattered in 7 villages: Dardhe, Qebik, Truni,Kulumri, Xath, Flet. The most of population are catholic, meantime the population of Trun,Sakat, Kulumri, Xath and partly Flet village are Muslim. The average age is 43 years. Womenare responsible for house keeping, cooking, take care for children and livestock breeding,Duties of Man as head of family included the allocation of task to family members, managementof property and animals and control of family accounts. The rate between male and female ismore or less equal. Blerimi families has many patriarchal characteristics. Generally each familyhas a patriarch. The patriarch is not necessarily chosen by customary law, but more along thelines of gender and age, usually the oldest male would assume the role. The prescription for thehead of house hold in customary law seem to indicate that the head of household is the person

who manage the operation in the farm. He has the authority over all family affairs. According tothe Canun individuals who are part of the family do not have a civil, juridical and socialpersonality, but through the head of family. In despite of statutory legislation in Albania todayprovides men and women with equal property rights, fieldwork observations in villages womenare unlikely to demand their share in family properties (especially land), because they do notsee a need since they will become a member in their husbands family and have access to thehis familys property. The majority of inhabitants have no idea of the content of the lawregarding they legal right to the forest, pasture agricultural lands and property. Employment ismainly in private sector, and emigration. In private sector work about 50 workers. Emigration ishigh especially for young generation.


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Table 3 Population and agricultural land

No Village No offamilies

PermanentResidents

Female Male Able forwork

Agriculturelandha

Perfamilies ha

Perinhabitant

s ha

1 Dardhe 106 658 312 346 390 139 1.3 0.22 Qebik 50 266 129 137 160 65 1.3 0.23 Truni 66 260 128 132 160 46 0.7 0.14 Sakat 30 184 78 106 100 113 3.7 0.65 Kulumri 40 125 72 53 70 13 0.3 0.16 Xath 105 431 221 210 250 45 0.4 0.17 Flet 136 448 293 175 260 61 0.4 0.1

Komuna 533 2392 1233 1159 1390 482Source : Blerimi Commune

More than 25% of the families are supported with economic assistance by central governmentbudget. As part of governance improvements, the implementation of decentralization laws andregulations especially the clear user right and income generations from natural resourcesrequire close attention. Projects with strong community participation are essential to overcomethe cynicism Albanians have developed toward their government. Remuneration of governmentemployees, particularly in this isolated areas, should increase significantly as fiscal resourcesgrow. But they must be accompanied by development of private organizations as FPUA-sand institutions that improve the efficiency and sustainability of labor and investment. Thepoverty reduction should focus on developing private sector organizations andinstitutions - in agriculture, and other natural resource development. Tourism and other servicesub sectors - that would enable these sectors to mobilize inputs, and to produce and marketmore efficiently, equitably, sustainably, without damage to the environment.

3.3 Agriculture land

Each family has from 0.3 hectare to 2.2 hectare agriculture lan, which is privatized after year1991 based on the law No.7501 for division of agriculture land.

It is planted with maize, beans, vegetables, alfa alfa. It is ploughed with simple tools, only in asmall part are used agricultural machinery. The agricultural species have in general law yield,the main concern is irrigation system all degraded and out of function. The agricultural productdo not fulfill the need of villagers for cereals. The main needs for vegetables are realized in thevillage.

Table 4 Use of agriculture land

No

Village Agricultureland ha

The main species cultivatedWheat

MaizeVegetabl

esFruit trees fodder others

1 Dardhe 139 63 4 13 172 Qebik 65 46 3 9 73 Truni 46 30 3 7 64 Sakat 113 21 2 5 145 Kulumri 13 4 1 2 36 Xath 45 25 3 4 97 Flet 61 35 3 6 12


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Commune 482 224 19 46 68

Agriculture products as cereals, vegetables, fruits and fodder for livestock, are the mainincomes and are used for the needs of village families

Table 5 agriculture products

Nr VillageAgricultural products (quintal) Incomes

000/lekeWheat Maize Potatoes Vegetables Fruits Fodder1 Dardhe 3600 60 120 230 450 13415000

2 Qebik 20 2400 30 150 150 200 88700003 Truni 1800 90 120 200 250 73000004 Sakat 1200 80 190 280 300 5745000

5 Kulumri 240 30 140 190 150 1873000

6 Xath 1300 70 100 250 450 61150007 Flet 1800 90 110 300 400 7835000

Commune 20 11260 450 840 1600 1840 51153000

In order to promote rural sector growth, a number of developments need to occur, starting withland. Since even the smallest farms are divided into three or more parcels, often some distanceapart, at a minimum, consolidation of parcels needs to take place to facilitate more efficient useof land and time, and for farmers to have greater security over crops and livestock. Beyond this,consolidation of very small plots into larger plots is a likely development once the land marketbegins to operate. To facilitate this, greater administrative effort is needed to finalize the titling ofland in order for land sales to occur.Abandoned lands.

In the territory of Blerimi commune is a limited abandoned land, coming as result of refusal ofvillagers to one part of very degraded land, divided to them in implantation of land division law

no 7501. Ii is used actually as grazing land from all the villagers.Livestock and grazing

There are breaded about 1042 cows, 710 goats and 550 sheep. There are about 64 horses,mules and donkeys, used for transport and plough the land

Transhumance is practiced to use the summer pastures. During late autumn-spring livestockuse the low lands around the villages. Forage is used about 1840 quintal in year produced inagriculture land. The oak is pruned and leaves are used as fodder

Table 6 Livestock structure and production

N

o Village

Structure of livestock (Head) Production quintalRevenues

000/lekeSheep Goat Cows perisodactyl Milk Meat

1 Dardhe 110 160 212 10 45 30 19500002 Qebik 30 20 100 4 13 10 18000003 Truni 120 170 120 15 54 33 2190000

4 Sakat 50 40 60 10 22 10 7200005 Kulumri 50 30 80 5 22 10 7200006 Xath 100 190 210 10 45 35 22000007 Flet 90 100 260 10 50 30 2000000


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Komuna 550 710 1042 64 251 158 11580000

Generally livestock product are used only for household needs.

Table 7. Needs for grazing and fodder

Nr VillageRealization of need for grazing and fodder in percentage from

Agriculturalland

Communal forest

Communal pasture

Stateforest

Statepasture

1 Dardhe 42 40 - 18 -2 Qebik 39 40 - 21 -3 Truni 35 42 - 13 -4 Sakat 65 35 - - -

5 Kulumri 41 40 - 19 -6 Xath 40 50 - 10 -7 Flet 36 50 - 14 -

It is clear that agricultural land can fulfill only less than 50% of the needs on grazing and fodder.The remaining part is fulfilled by forest and pasture.

3.4 Private agricultural land state forest land

Through the privatization of agricultural land and the constant trend of livestock sub sectorexpansion, the pressure on natural resources, has increased substantially. This pressure isexerted not only by the fulfillment of local needs but also by profit interests, and this nationalnatural asset continues to be undervalued not only by the general public but also by regulatoryowners and authorities; as a consequence it will be misused.

Under such circumstances, Blerimis farmers try to obtain those natural resources that bear arelatively low cost (not to say without cost at all), out of which they get a sufficient level ofsatisfaction/utility to meet the families perceived basic needs. One natural resources meetingthose requirements is the everlasting partner of man, the forest, which in the case of PukaDistrict occupies 86% of the total district land area. Based on the Qualitative Assessment ofPoverty in 10 Areas in Albania, people cut trees illegally because they do not have money. Theforestry sector is a good source for the upgrading of areas included in the study, which in fact alot of abuses are being done to them.

The small land areas owned by rural households largely explain low-income levels; over 40 %of rural households own just 0.1to 0.6 hectare of land. Other factors are the low capacity of

households to harvest their land, the productivity of the land, and the poor cooperation betweenfarms, limited access to credit, and the insufficiency of government policies to promoteagricultural production.

3.5 Illegal Logging in state forest

Fuel wood is still the primary means of fulfilling family needs including heating and cooking in allvillages of Blerimi Commune. Fuel wood covers 88% of household energy needs during thewinter and 73% during the summer. There are some households that the tradition fire restoresfire holds during the summer season too, because of an aged family member, the presence of


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small kids or simply because of family tradition. Electricity is the second most significant sourceof energy, meeting 27% of total household needs in the summer season and 12% in the winter.Although electricity is widely available and is sold at subsidized rates, the quality of service isstill low in terms of dependability, and the price remains unaffordable to many householdscompared to their low incomes and the cheap abundance of fuel wood.

Generally in all villages of the commune, the wood material is taken right from the forest andthe rural household does not pay There are a lot of discussion if this way of getting fuel wood islegal or illegal. Non-payment for fuel wood is not in itself an illegal phenomenon, but a zeroprice for a natural resource leads to the absence of a real market for that product andconsequently to the malfunctioning of the market, since its demand would be high and thesupply would be provided with the price equal to zero. In other words the consumption of fuelwood at a price equal to zero (even if the wood is from legally exploited plots) is one of the waysthat leads to illegal logging phenomenon, but it is not in itself necessarily illegal. Illegal logginghas more to do with damages and logging without permission, which conflicts with the technicalaspects of logging, for instance mass loggings on sides of roads without meeting technicalconditions of exploitation (for instance logging not at the proper hight above the earth), or

misuse of timber assortment (cases where timber is exploited for fuel wood).

4 Main results

4.1 Why decentralization from state to communes forest management

In Blerimi commune, close to half of the population are in poverty, reflecting small averageland holdings (less than 0.5 hectare), low farm incomes (especially cash incomes frommarketed produce), and very limited opportunities for off-farm employment. The fertility rate andinfant mortality rate are also higher than elsewhere, and there is evidence of malnutrition ininfants and young children.Central government is using the state budget money for economic assistance to 25 % of the

Blerimi families. Non-farm income is critical for many farming households, representing aroundone quarter to one fifth of total rural income. Although impossible to quantify (because ofabsence of data), it is estimated that somewhere between 70 and 90 percent of ruralhouseholds are dependent on a source of income other than farming, in the main social cashtransfers. The most widespread transfers are pensions and social assistance, but the value ofthese are small. In terms of magnitude of non-farm income rendered to recipient families themost important is remittances, followed by wage employment, and non-farming businessincome. In all likelihood it is non-farm sources of income, especially remittances, thatdifferentiate the upper rural income households from other households more than farm income.However, if consider the forest resources, the fees possible to be collected from fuelwood, andhigh request of market for wood material and medicinal plants, farm incomes could grow

significantly in importance in the future.

4.2 From study to implementation: Transfer of forest and pasture process

Being owned by government and overused very sporadically by local communities out of thecare for continuity and in the most of cases illegally, all the participants in meetings areconvinced for the importance of defining the rights and responsibilities and the boundaries in thevillage and family forest and arranging the relation between the commune, village, family andforest aiming on sustainable use of this very important natural resources.


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4.3 Building of local structures

The forest and pastures commissions represent the main partner of consultant in the firststage of the process of the transfer process and the base structure in organizing the communityof village. After one day training the commission realized his first function-the first step inidentification and legalization of the village boundaries on forest and pastures, and certification

of the use and users of the forest

4.4 Village map on boundaries

All commission agreements are mapped and documented. There are map with very clearboundaries between villages between Blerimi commune and state forest After agreed for thepart between villages one agreement was write down and signed by representative of twovillages and forest service. This document was prepared in some copies one for eachcommunes (villages), one for cadastra, office of immovable properties registration and one copyfor District Forest Service.

4.5 Certification of users in forest and pastures.

Forest and pasture users were identified and certified by village commissions. Two forest mapswere the tools used by working group in consultation with the commission and users in the

process of identification of users as family, group of families or quote, and this was the forest

village map scale 1:10000 and parcel sketch. In filling the sketch were present the most of

representatives of families that has used traditionally the forest, and different traditional

boundaries were used to be oriented. The measurement of area was done generally in parcel

scale, meantime the division between users was only schematic without field measurement. In

the same time all the parts used collectively by the village were defined.

The results calculated base in the entries were tabled in two ways.

First one: The key word is forest user name, the number of parcels where he use a part of it, theaverage area of part used and the average of total area used by the user


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4.5.1.1 Appendix 3 BLERIM COMMUNE IN PUKA DISTRICT AND ALBANIA


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4.6 Appendix 13. List of users and the parcels used in the commune of Blerimi

4.6.1.1.1 Village DARDHE

No VillageName of head of family

(user of forest)Parcel

number

Forest area inuse for eachparcel (ha)

Total areaused by

family (ha)

1

Dardh

Nik Lulash Prendi

96/a 1.80

6.9

Dardh 119 0.70

Dardh 124 0.80

Dardh 128 2.60

Dardh 149 1.00

2Dardh

Jak Ndue Nika96/a 1.70

2.8Dardh 158 3.00

Dardh 142 0.80

3

Dardh

Mhill Prend Jaku

96/a 1.70

3.5Dardh 124 0.80

Dardh 149 1.00

4

Dardh

Kol Gjon Kurti

96/a 1.60

24.6

Dardh 127 2.60

Dardh 128 2.40

Dardh 129 5.00

Dardh 131 1.00

Dardh 132 3.00Dardh 133 4.00

Dardh 134 2.00

Dardh 135 3.00

5

Dardh

Fran Ndoc Nika

96/a 1.60

10.2Dardh 128 2.60

Dardh 129 5.00

Dardh 131 1.00

6Dardh

Zef Gjon Kola96/a 1.20

3.8Dardh 128 2.60

7

Dardh

Mark Pjetr Ndoci

96/a 1.30

3.8Dardh 128 2.50

8

Dardh

Pashk Gjon Mehmeti

138 3.00

18.5

Dardh 141 3.00

Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 143 1.10

Dardh 148 9.60

Dardh 149 1.00

9 Dardh Ded Pjetr Marku 141 3.00 3

10 Dardh Astrit Fran Prendi 141 3.00 4.1


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number


Total areaused by

family (ha)

Dardh 143 1.1011 Dardh Gjin Mark Deda 143 1.10 1.1

12Dardh

Mark Ukshim Pjetra131 1.00

4Dardh 132 3.00

13

Dardh

Nikoll Zef Meta

134 2.00

3.9Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 143 1.10

14 Dardh Filip Llesh Nika 134 2.00 2

15Dardh

Ilir Dod Markiqi125 2.00

2.8Dardh 142 0.80

16

Dardh

Prend Nikoll Marashi

126 3.00

5.8Dardh 127 2.80

17Dardh

Ilir Pal Marashi128 2.60

5.6Dardh 132 3.00

18 Dardh Nikoll Llesh Nika 128 1.60 1.6

19

Dardh

Qerim Pjetr Ndoci

128 2.60

13.6Dardh 133 4.00

Dardh 134 2.00

Dardh 135 5.00

20

Dardh

Prendush Pjetr Ndreu

130 5.00

10Dardh 131 1.00

Dardh 133 4.00

21

Dardh

Pal Jak Gjergji

131 1.00

8Dardh 132 3.00

Dardh 133 4.00

22 Dardh Nikoll Jak Marku 136 1.00 1

23

Dardh

Zek Mark Syla

122 1.00

3.8Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 143 1.10

Dardh 149 0.90

24 Dardh Nik un Gjergji 122 1.10 1.1

25 Dardh Ndoc Kol Syla 122 0.80 0.8

26 Dardh Mark Gjon Matoshi 122 0.90 1.5Dardh 123 0.60

27 Dardh Filip Ndue Uka 122 0.70 0.7

28Dardh

Ded Ndue Deda122 0.70 1.5

Dardh 142 0.80

29 Dardh Pashk Lulash Uka 124 0.80 0.8

30

Dardh

Ded Ndue Nika

124 0.70

5.7Dardh 125 2.00

Dardh 126 3.00


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number


Total areaused by

family (ha)

31 Dardh Pjetr Mark Nika 125 0.30 0.332 Dardh Kol Frrok Dema 127 2.00 2

33 Dardh Ded Pjetr Dema 121 2.00 2

34 Dardh Fran Zef Dema 121 2.00 2

35 Dardh Mhill Nikoll Matoshi 121 2.00 2

36

Dardh

Pjetr Ndue Syla

122 5.00

8.5

Dardh 123 0.60

Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 143 1.10

Dardh 149 1.00

37

Dardh

Mhill Ded Syla

122 1.00

3.6Dardh 123 0.60Dardh 143 1.10

Dardh 149 0.90

38

Dardh

Pal Gjok Syla

122 1.00

2.7Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 149 0.90

39 Dardh Mhill Pjetr Gjeta 116 2.00 2

40 Dardh Filip Zef Meta 119 0.60 0.6

41 Dardh Jak Mash Marku 119 0.50 0.5

42 Dardh Jak Ndue Gjoni 119 0.50 0.5

43

Dardh

Fran Zef Alia

119 0.50

2.4Dardh 122 1.00

Dardh 149 0.90

44 Dardh Prend Jak Gjoni 112 5.00 5

45Dardh

Lulash Nik Ceca112 5.00

6Dardh 122 1.00

46Dardh

Marash Ndue Marjini112 5.00

7Dardh 116 2.00

47 Dardh Nikoll Prend Zeqa 112 5.00 5

48Dardh

Dile Ndue Mark Gjoni116 2.00

2.5Dardh 119 0.50

49 Dardh Gjok Pjetr Nika 110 4.00 7Dardh 111 3.00

50

Dardh

Ndue Frrok Marku

110 4.00

15Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 112 5.00

Dardh 115 3.00

51Dardh

Pal Pjetr Uka110 4.00

7Dardh 111 3.00

52 Dardh Stak Pjetr Nika 110 4.00 7


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number


Total areaused by

family (ha)

Dardh 111 3.00

53

Dardh

Ndue Marash Zefi

110 4.00

15

Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 112 5.00

Dardh 122 0.70

Dardh 123 0.60

Dardh 142 0.80

Dardh 149 0.9

54

Dardh

Gjin Gjon Kadria

110 4.00

20Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 112 5.00

Dardh 113 8.00

55Dardh

Pjetr Mhill Gjoni110 4.00

7Dardh 111 3.00

56

Dardh

Pal Ndue Zogu

110 4.00

18.4

Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 112 2.70

Dardh 112 2.70

Dardh 115 3.00

57

Dardh

Lush Martin Gjoni

110 4.00

9.7Dardh 11 2.80

Dardh 111 2.90

58

Dardh

Mark Frrok Abazi

99 6.00

14Dardh 100 4.00

Dardh 117 4.00

59

Dardh

Nik Prend Doda

97 5.00

12.5

Dardh 100 4.00

Dardh 119 0.50

Dardh 121 2.00

Dardh 122 1.00

60Dardh

Mhill Nikoll Ndoci97 4.80

6.8Dardh 98 2.00

61Dardh

Gjok Marash Doda97/a 4.70

6.8Dardh 98 2.10

62

Dardh

Mark Ndue Dema

97 5.00

8.6Dardh 121 2.00

Dardh 123 0.60

Dardh 124 1.00

63

Dardh

Ndue Pal Nika

97 5.00

18Dardh 128 2.00

Dardh 129 5.00


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number


Total areaused by

family (ha)

Dardh 131 1.00Dardh 132 3.00

Dardh 134 2.00

64Dardh

Dionis Mark Gjeta96/a 1.80

5.8Dardh 118 4.00

65

Dardh

Ndue Gjon Kola

96/a 1.80

5.8Dardh 131 1.00

Dardh 132 3.00

66 Dardh Prend Nikoll Marashi 96/a 1.80 1.8

67Dardh

Gjon Syl Delia99 6.00

10Dardh 100 4.00

68 Dardh Lazer Pal Nika 99 6.00 10Dardh 100 4.00

69Dardh

Zef Kol Syla99 6.00

7Dardh 122 1.00

70

Dardh

Pjetr Mark Mhilli

100 4.00

13Dardh 110 4.00

Dardh 120 5.00

71 Dardh Pal Mark Mehilli 100 4.00 4

72

Dardh

Jak Pjetr Nika

100 3.80

18.4

Dardh 112 5.00

Dardh 116 1.60

Dardh 117 4.00

Dardh 118 4.00

73Dardh

Palush Pjetr Gjini100 4.00

8Dardh 118 4.00

74

Dardh

Lush Prel Dema

98 2.00

5.1Dardh 119 0.50

Dardh 121 2.00

Dardh 123 0.60

75 Dardh Ded Pjetr Dema 98 1.90 1.9

76Dardh

Marash Ukshin Nika98 1.80

7.8

Dardh 99 6.00

77

Dardh

Kol Ded Pjetra

98 1.70

15.5

Dardh 128 2.00

Dardh 129 5.00

Dardh 130 4.80

Dardh 134 2.00

78

Dardh

Palush Jak Marku

96/a 1.80

25.3Dardh 97 5.00

Dardh 98 1.90

Dardh 120 4.70


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number


Total areaused by

family (ha)

Dardh 122 1.00Dardh 125 2.00

Dardh 126 2.90

Dardh 127 3.00

Dardh 137 3.00

79 Dardh Kol Bejte Syla 96/a 1.80 1.8

79Dardh

Kol Bejte Syla128 2.00

7Dardh 129 5.00

80 Dardh Ndoc Mark Prendi 96/a 1.80 1.8

81

Dardh

Kol Gjok Marku

96/a 1.80

18.5

Dardh 97 4.60

Dardh 120 4.10Dardh 126 3.00

Dardh 127 3.00

Dardh 136 2.00

82

Dardh

Zef Nik Marashi

96/a 1.80

19.2

Dardh 98 2.00

Dardh 99 5.40

Dardh 128 2.00

Dardh 129 5.00

Dardh 135 3.00

83

Dardh

Ndue Kol Deda

96/a 1.70

7.5Dardh 126 3.00Dardh 127 2.80

84

Dardh

Anton Frang Pjetra

96/a 1.70

32.5

Dardh 100 4.00

Dardh 110 4.00

Dardh 111 3.00

Dardh 112 5.00

Dardh 114 6.00

Dardh 115 3.00

Dardh 116 1.80

Dardh 117 3.00

Dardh 122 1.00 = 611,6


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4.6.1.2 Village QEBIK



number

Forest area inuse for each

parcel (ha)

Total areaused by family

(ha)

1

Qebik

Pjetr Kol Ndreca

135 4.00

12

Qebik 158 3.00

Qebik 145 2.00

Qebik 146 2.00

Qebik 144 1.00

2

Qebik

Arben Ndoc Kola

135 4.00

12.8Qebik 137 4.60

Qebik 158 3.00

Qebik 139 1.20

3

Qebik

Nikoll Zef Meta

147 1.20

10.2

Qebik 135 3.80

Qebik 140 0.80

Qebik 139 1.20

Qebik 147 1.20

Qebik 148 2.00

4 Qebik Fran Mhill Prendi 136 3.00 3

5 Qebik Gjok Ded Kola 134 5.00 5

6Qebik

David Prek Kola134 5.00

9Qebik 135 4.00

7

Qebik

Nik Mark Marashi

134 5.00

20.8

Qebik 135 4.00Qebik 136 3.00

Qebik 137 4.60

Qebik 138 3.00

Qebik 139 1.20

7

Qebik

Nik Mark Marashi

144 1.00

5Qebik 145 2.00

Qebik 146 2.00

8

Qebik

Shtjefn Gjergj Marku

139 1.20

7.4Qebik 146 2.00

Qebik 147 1.20

Qebik 1 4.00

9

Qebik

Shan Zef Tahiri

147 1.20

7.1Qebik 148 2.00

Qebik 1 3.90

10

Qebik

Pashk Kol Palushi

135 4.00

13.7

Qebik 136 3.00

Qebik 148 2.00

Qebik 149 0.90

Qebik 1 3.80


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11

Qebik

Mark Lec Gjoni

139 1.20

7.2Qebik 1 4.00

Qebik 148 2.00

12

Qebik

Pal Jak Marashi

139 1.20

7.2Qebik 1 4.00

Qebik 148 2.00

13

Qebik

Pjetr Marash Doda

136 3.00

11.6Qebik 145 2.00

Qebik 146 2.00

Qebik 137 4.60

14Qebik

Nikoll Mark Zefi137 4.60

7.6Qebik 138 3.00

15

Qebik

Gjin Ded Prendi

138 3.00

7Qebik 145 2.00

Qebik 146 2.00

16Qebik

Gjin Mark Doda138 3.00

3.6Qebik 140 0.60

17Qebik

Pal Markiqi138 3.00

Qebik 140 0.60

18

Qebik

Palush Bib Gjeka

139 1.20

8

Qebik 140 0.60

Qebik 144 1.00

Qebik 146 2.00

Qebik 147 1.20

Qebik 148 2.00

19

Qebik

Mhill Ndue Maxhuni

140 0.70

3.9Qebik 144 1.00Qebik 147 1.20

Qebik 148 2.00

20 Qebik Astrit Frang Prendi 140 0.70 0.7

21

Qebik

Prend Dod Gega

140 0.90

5.1Qebik 144 1.00

Qebik 147 1.20

Qebik 148 2.00

22Qebik

Gjovalin Pjetr Marku145 2.00

3.2Qebik 147 1.20

23 Qebik Zef Prend doda 147 1.20 1.2

24 Qebik Marash Dod Prendi 147 1.20 1.225 Qebik Sokol Prend Uka 147 1.10 1.1

sum of village 174.6

Average offamily 6.984


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4.6.1.3 Village TRUNI

List of parcels used collectively by Truni Village

Name of site No of parcel North South East West Area (ha)

Shurthi 2a Liqeni kurriz kurriz Liqeni 17.10

" 3a Liqeni kurriz Prrosk kurriz 34.50

" 4b Liqeni kurriz kurriz Prrosk 60.10

" 5a kurriz kurriz kurriz Prrosk 39.00

Kodr Dllinja 6a kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 34.30

Verashta Trunit 7b kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 39.60

Shurthi 8b kurriz kurriz kurriz Prrosk 31.90

Truni 9b Prrosk kurriz kurriz kurriz 38.70

" 10a Prrosk kurriz kurriz kurriz 24.90

" 11b kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 46.30" 12b kurriz Prrosk Prrosk kurriz 32.50

" 13a kurriz kurriz Prrosk Rrug 27.80

" 14a Prrosk Rrug kurriz kurriz 42.10

" 15a kurriz kurriz Prrosk Rrug 25.90

" 16a kurriz Prrosk Prrosk Rrug 27.20

Lumi Trunit 17a Prrosk Rrug kurriz Prrosk 27.80

" 18a Prrosk Rrug kurriz kurriz 21.60

Kodr Sakati 1 kurriz Prrosk kurriz Rrug 26.80

Truni 2a kurriz kurriz kurriz kurriz 14.60

Kisha Trunit 3a kurriz kurriz kurriz kurriz 21.40

Truni 4a Prrosk kurriz kurriz kurriz 12.00

" 5a kurriz Prrosk kurriz kurriz 27.00" 6a kurriz Prrosk kurriz kurriz 31.30

" 7a kurriz Prrosk kurriz kurriz 21.70

Truni Posht 8a kurriz Prrosk Prrosk kurriz 21.40

" 9a kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 16.70

" 10b kurriz kurriz kurriz kurriz 18.30

" 11b kurriz Prrosk kurriz Prrosk 14.50

" 12a Prrosk kurriz Prrosk kurriz 15.90

" 13b kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 20.30

" 14b kurriz Prrosk Liqeni kurriz 7.00

" 15a Prrosk kurriz kurriz Prrosk 17.40

" 16b kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 32.10" 17a kurriz kurriz kurriz Prrosk 16.50

" 18a kurriz kurriz kurriz Prrosk 29.20


" 20a Prrosk kurriz kurriz Prrosk 24.80


Prroi Braks 29b kurriz Prrosk Prrosk kurriz 10.75


" 31b kurriz kurriz Prrosk kurriz 19.50

" 32a liqeni kurriz Liqeni kurriz 20.00


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Truni 33b liqeni kurriz kurriz Prrosk 21.50

Prroi Braks 34a kurriz kurriz kurriz Prrosk 24.50

" 35a kurriz T.bujqs kurriz Prrosk 31.00

" 36a kurriz T.bujqs kurriz Prrosk 18.25

" 38b kurriz liqeni kurriz kurriz 12.00

" 39a kurriz liqeni kurriz kurriz 17.00" 40a liqeni kurriz kurriz kurriz 21.00

" 41a liqeni kurriz kurriz kurriz 12.00


" 43a kurriz liqeni Liqeni kurriz 10.00

Total of area hectare 1256.00


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4.6.1.4 Village SAKAT

No VillageName of head of

family (user of forest)Parcel

number


Total area usedby family (ha)

1

Sakat

Bajram dervishi

22 6.00

62.4

Sakat 23 5.00

Sakat 26 2.00

Sakat 27 10.00

Sakat 28 7.00

Sakat 63 4.00

Sakat 44 1.00

Sakat 37 7.00Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 552.00Sakat 57 4.00

Sakat 59 1.20

2

Sakat

Azem dervishi

22 6.00

38.4

Sakat 23 5.00

Sakat 27 10.00

Sakat 44 1.00

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

3Sakat

Qamil Dervishi22 6.00

13.6Sakat 23 5.00


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Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

3

Sakat

...continueQamil Dervishi

48 1.80

13.8

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

4

Sakat

Tahir Dervishi

22 6.00

27.4

Sakat 23 5.00

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

5

Sakat

Rexhep Myftari

24 4.00

25.2

Sakat 25 4.00Sakat 45 2.00

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00Sakat 59 1.2

6

Sakat

Sadik Hasani

24 4.00

54.2

Sakat 25 4.00

Sakat 26 2.00

Sakat 27 10.00

Sakat 28 7.00

Sakat 37 7.00

Sakat 63 4.00

Sakat 44 1.00


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Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

6 Sakat ...Sadik Hasani 59 1.20 1.2

7

Sakat

Avni Myftari

24 4.00

23.6

Sakat 25 4.00

Sakat 45 1.00

Sakat 46 1.20

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 0.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

8

Sakat

Vehbi Hasani

24 4.00

22.2

Sakat 25 4.00

Sakat 45 1.00

Sakat 46 1.20

Sakat 47 0.80

Sakat 48 0.60

Sakat 49 1.80

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

9Sakat

Riza Hasani24 4.00

8Sakat 25 4.00

10

Sakat

Sulejman Sula

26 2.00

43.4

Sakat 37 7.00

Sakat 63 4.00

Sakat 44 1.00

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60


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Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 56 6.00

Sakat 58 7.00

Sakat 59 1.20

11

Sakat

Ram hasani

26 2.00

12.6

Sakat 63 4.00

Sakat 44 1.00

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

11

Sakat

...continueRam Hasani

50 1.20

16.8

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 56 6.00

Sakat 59 1.20

12

Sakat

Sali Mami

441.00

16.6

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 1.20

Sakat 59 1.20

13 Sakat Isa Halili 28 7.00 7

14 Sakat Ram Rexha 37 7.00 7

15 Sakat Rexhep Smali 44 1.00 1

16

Sakat

Sadri Mehmeti

44 1.00

17.4

Sakat 45 1.20

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80


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Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

17

Sakat

Shptim Mehmeti

44 1.20

17.4

Sakat 45 1.00

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 52 2.00Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

18 Sakat Hajredin Shaqja 44 1.00 1

19

Sakat

Sknder Hasani

45 1.20

5.6

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

19

Sakat

...continueSknder hasani

50 1.20

8.8

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

20

Sakat

Ajet Canaj

45 1.00

14.2

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 53 2.00

Sakat 54 1.20

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

21

Sakat

Hazis hasani

45 1.20

25.40Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80


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Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 53 1.20

Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00Sakat 59 1.20

Sakat 57 4.00

Sakat 58 7.00

22

Sakat

Hamit Cana

45 1.20

14.4

Sakat 46 0.80

Sakat 47 0.60

Sakat 48 1.80

Sakat 49 1.20

Sakat 50 1.20

Sakat 51 1.20

Sakat 53 1.20Sakat 54 2.00

Sakat 55 2.00

Sakat 59 1.20

23 Sakat Shaqir Myftari 57 4.00 4

= 502,6


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Village Kulumri

No Village

Name of head of

family (user offorest)

Parcelnumber

Forest area in

use for eachparcel (ha)

Total area

used by family(ha)

1

Kulumri

Gzim Avdia

53 3.00

12.7

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.70

Kulumri 70 2.00

Kulumri 71 2.00

2

Kulumri

Raif demnaj

53 3.00

13.7

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.70

Kulumri 62 1.00

Kulumri 70 2.00

Kulumri 71 2.00

3

Kulumri

Qamil Demnaj

53.00 3.00

21.6

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.70

Kulumri 64 5.00

Kulumri 66 2.90

Kulumri 69 1.00

Kulumri 70 2.00

Kulumri 71 2.00

4

Kulumri

Hysen Demnaj

54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.70

Kulumri 71 2.00

5

Kulumri

Kujtim Shpendi

60 3.00

35.6

Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

Kulumri 64 3.00

Kulumri 66 2.90

Kulumri 67 4.00

Kulumri 68 5.00

Kulumri 70 2.00

Kulumri 53 3.00

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 1.70

6

Kulumri

Hamit Bala

53 3.00

26.8

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.90

Kulumri 60 3.00

Kulumri 61 4.00


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Kulumri 62 2.90

Kulumri 66 4.00

Kulumri 67 1.00

Kulumri 69 3.00

7

Kulumri

Basri Bala

53 3.00

33.8

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.90

Kulumri 60 3.00

Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

Kulumri 64 3.00

Kulumri 66 2.90

Kulumri 67 4.00

Kulumri 68 5.00

8

Kulumri

Rasim Uka

53 3.00

19.6

Kulumri 54 3.00Kulumri 55 2.90

Kulumri 64 3.00

Kulumri 65 5.00

Kulumri 66 2.70

9 Kulumri Alush Braha 53 3.00 3

9

Kulumri

...continueAlush Braha

54 3.00

28.8

Kulumri 55 2.90

Kulumri 60 3.00

Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

Kulumri 66 2.90

Kulumri 67 4.00

Kulumri 68 5.00

Kulumri 69 1.00

10

Kulumri

Asllan Bala

53 3.00

27.9

Kulumri 54 3.00

Kulumri 55 2.90

Kulumri 60 3.00

Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

Kulumri 67 4.00Kulumri 68 5.00

11

Kulumri

Adem Brahimi

60 3.00

10Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

12

Kulumri

Imer Dashi

60 3.00

10Kulumri 61 3.00

Kulumri 62 4.00

13Kulumri

Qamil Brahimi60 3.00

10Kulumri 61 3.00


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Kulumri 62 4.00

14

Kulumri

Gani Ramadani

64 5.00

11Kulumri 65 5.00

Kulumri 69 1.00

15

Kulumri

Haki demiraj

64 5.00

13Kulumri 65 5.00

Kulumri 69 1.00

Kulumri 70 2.00

16 Kulumri Esat bala 66 2.90 2.9

17Kulumri

Brahim Ademi67 4.00

6.9Kulumri 66 2.90

18Kulumri

Myrteza Bala66 2.90

7.9Kulumri 68 5.00

19

Kulumri

Sali demnaj

69 1.00

5Kulumri 70 2.00

Kulumri 71 2.0020 Kulumri Sadik Meta 69 1.00 1

21Kulumri

Bujar Fetahu70 2.00

4Kulumri 71 2.00

22 Kulumri Imer Demiraj 70 1.90 1.9

23 Kulumri Hakim demiraj 70 1.90 1.9

24 Kulumri Shptim demiraj 71 2.00 2

25 Kulumri Shaqir Ramadani 70 1.90 1.9


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Village XATH

No Village

Name of head of


Parcelnumber

Forest area in


Total area

used by family(ha)

1 XATH Qamil Vela 56 1.50 1.5

2 XATH Bajram Vela 56 1.50 1.5

3XATH

Rexh Smaka56 1.50

2.2XATH 78 0.70

4XATH

Riza vela56 1.50

3.2XATH 76 1.70

5 XATH Qazim Vela 56 1.50 1.5

6 XATH Xheladin smaka 56 1.50 1.5

7 XATH Astrit Smaka 56 1.50 1.5

8XATH

Ajet Smaka56 1.50

4.4XATH 72 2.90

9 XATH Bafti Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

10 XATH Ramadan Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

11 XATH Rexhep Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

12 XATH Musa Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

13 XATH Gani Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

14 XATH Xhevahir Mulaku 56 1.50 1.5

15XATH

Adem Muha56 1.50

2.5

XATH 74 1.00

16XATH

Imer Mula56 1.50

2.5XATH 74 1.00

17

XATH

Imer Delia

56 1.50

9.9

XATH 57 5.00

XATH 74 1.00

XATH 75 0.70

XATH 76 1.70

18

XATH

Alush Velia

56 1.50

7.5XATH 57 5.00

XATH 74 1.00

19 XATH Hamit Vela 57 5.00 6XATH 74 1.00

20 XATH Ajet Velaj 57 5.00 5

21XATH

Hasan velaj57 5.00

6XATH 74 1.00

22XATH

Alush Velaj56 1.50

6.5XATH 57 5.00

23XATH

Latif Latifi57 5.00

16.4XATH 58 6.00


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XATH 79 3.00

XATH 81 2.40

24XATH

Shaban Latifi57 5.00

6.4XATH 81 1.40

25 XATH Jak Mhilli 77 3.00 3

26 XATH Veli Velaj 57 5.00 5

27 XATH Ton Mhilli 57 5.00 5

28 XATH Brahim Latifi 58 6.00 6

28XATH

Brahim Latifi78 4.00

7XATH 79 3.00

29XATH

Zamir Latifi58 6.00

9XATH 79 3.00

30XATH

Xhelal Latifi58 6.00

9XATH 79 3.00

31

XATH

Xhafer Latifi

58 6.00

15XATH 79 3.00XATH 80 6.00

32

XATH

Latif latifi

80 6.00

17.4XATH 81 2.40

XATH 79 3.00

XATH 58 6.00

33

XATH

Elez Latifi

58 6.00

15XATH 79 3.00

XATH 80 6.00

34XATH

Syle Smaka72 2.90

3.6XATH 73 0.70

35 XATH Selman koleci 72 2.90 3.6XATH 73 0.70

36 XATH Rustem latifi 73 0.70 0.7

37 XATH Ali latifi 73 0.70 0.7

38

XATH

Hysen Latifi

73 0.70

8.1

XATH 75 0.70

XATH 76 1.70

XATH 74 1.00

XATH 78 4.00

39

XATH

Azem latifi

73 0.70

2.4XATH 74 1.00

XATH 75 0.70

40XATH

Arif asllani73 0.70

1.4XATH 75 0.70

41 XATH Arben koleci 73 0.70 0.7

42 XATH Bajram Koleci 73 0.70 0.7

43 XATH Ismail vela 73 0.70 0.7

44 XATH Shaban Smaka 73 0.70 0.7

45XATH

Musa muho73 0.70

1.7XATH 74 1.00


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46XATH

Brahim Xhauri74 1.00

2.7XATH 76 1.70

47XATH

Xhevahir Muho73 0.70

2.4XATH 76 1.70

48

XATH

Jak Xhauri

74 1.00

3.4XATH 75 0.70

XATH 76 1.70

49 XATH Faik uka 74 1.00 1

50 XATH Sami Asllani 74 1.00 1

51

XATH

Azem latifi

73 0.70

4.1XATH 74 1.00

XATH 75 0.70

XATH 76 1.70

52

XATH

Imer Delia

57 5.00

6.7XATH 74 1.00

XATH 75 0.70

53XATH

Arif Latifi75 0.70

2.4XATH 76 1.70

54

XATH

Eduart latifi

75 0.70

9.4XATH 76 1.70

XATH 77 3.00

XATH 78 4.00

55 XATH Fadil velaj 75 0.70 0.7

56 XATH Shaban xhauri 77 3.00 3

57XATH

Musa Xhauri77 3.00

3.7XATH 75 0.70

58 XATH Bajram Velaj 76 1.70 1.7

59 XATH Qamil vela 76 1.70 1.7

60 XATH Riza Velaj 76 1.70 1.7

61XATH

Jak Mhilli57 5.00

8XATH 77 3.00

62 XATH Kol Nika 77 3.00 3

63 XATH Muharrem Latifi 79 3.00 3

64 XATH Idriz Xhauri 81 2.40 2.4

65 XATH Myftar xhauri 81 2.40 2.4

66 XATH Xhelal Hoxha 81 2.40 2.4

67 XATH Abedin Hoxha 81 2.40 2.4

68 XATH Mustaf Hoxha 81 2.40 2.4

69 XATH Ismail xhauri 81 2.40 2.4

70 XATH Muharrem xhauri 81 2.40 2.4

71 XATH Shefqet Tahiri 81 2.40 2.4

72 XATH Shptim Tahiri 81 2.40 2.4

73XATH

Arben koleci72 2.90

3.6XATH 73 0.70

74 XATH Shptim Koleci 72 2.90 2.9

75 XATH Hysen Koleci 72 7.90 7.9


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76 XATH Agim smaka 72 2.90 2.9

77XATH

Ajet Smaka72 2.90

3.6XATH 73 0.70

78 XATH Ali smaka 72 2.90 2.9

79 XATH Ylber koleci 72 2.90 2.9

80 XATH Sami Koleci 72 2.90 2.9


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Village FLET

No Village

Name of head of


Parcelnumber

Forest area in


Total area

used by family(ha)

1 FLET kol Nika 59 7.60 7.6

2FLET

Vat Nika59 7.60

32.1FLET 60 24.50

3 FLET Pashuk Nika 59 7.60 7.6

4FLET

Ndue Nika59 7.60

10.6FLET 85 3.00

5 FLET Dod Caca 59 7.60 7.6

6 FLET Gjon Caca 59 7.60 7.6

7 FLET Mark Caca 59 7.60 7.6

7 FLET Mark Caca 76 4.00 4

8 FLET Mustaf Hoxha 60 16.90 16.9

9 FLET Smail Hoxha 60 16.90 16.9

10 FLET Smail Xhauri 61a 11.30 11.3

11 FLET Bajram selmani 61 11.30 11.3

12 FLET Sknder Uka 61 11.30 11.3

13

FLET

Ali Islami

61 11.30

27.9FLET 62 9.00

FLET 72 7.60

14 FLET Ramadan islami62 9.00 9

15 FLET Marash pali 63 7.00 7

16

FLET

Sadik Selmani

63 8.00

36

FLET 66 17.00

FLET 70 3.00

FLET 73 4.00

FLET 76 4.00

17 FLET Dod Pali 63 7.00 7

18 FLET Riza Zeqja 64 10.00 10

19

FLET

Myftar Selmani

64 10.00

18FLET 71 4.00

FLET 75 4.00

20FLET

Qamil Sejdia64 9.00

15FLET 72 7.00

21

FLET

Smail Zeqja

64 8.00

23FLET 67 7.00

FLET 70 8.00

22

FLET

Sknder Veseli

64 8.00

20FLET 69 9.00

FLET 84 3.00


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23 FLET Ramadan... 64 12.00 12

24FLET

Riza Zeqja69 10.00

19FLET 70 9.00

25 FLET Dervish Islami 70 4.00 4

26 FLET Ismet Qypi 71 4.00 4

27 FLET Sali Hyseni 70 4.00 4

28

FLET

Qazim Hyseni

69 10.00

28FLET 70 4.00

FLET 74 12.00

FLET 75 4.00

29 FLET Muharrem Ahmeti 70 4.00 4

30

FLET

Gjovalin Gjoni

70 4.00

36.7

FLET 74 13.00

FLET 76 4.00

FLET 90 13.00

FLET 86 0.70FLET 87 3.00

31FLET

Xhemal Hyseni73 4.50

8.5FLET 75 4.00

32FLET

Ali Baftjari74 12.00

16FLET 75 4.00

33FLET

Qamil Sejdia75 4.00

8FLET 76 4.00

34 FLET Gjergj Ndreca 76 4.00 4

35 FLET Stak Ndreca 76 4.00 4

36

FLET

Llesh Gjoni

76 4.00

29

FLET 77 7.00

FLET 80 4.00

FLET 81 6.00

FLET 89 5.00

FLET 87 3.00

37 FLET Luftim bardhi 77 7.00 7

38

FLET

Vlash gjoni

77 7.00

22.4FLET 80 5.00

FLET 93 10.00

FLET 86 0.40

39FLET

Jak syla78 10.00

22FLET 79 7.00

FLET 89 5.00

40

FLET

Mati Syla

78 7.00

12.3FLET 79 5.00

FLET 86 0.30

41 FLET Uk Delia 82a 1.50 1.5

42 FLET Syl Delia 82 1.50 1.5

43 FLET Xhafer veseli 82a 1.50 1.5


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44 FLET Israt tahiri 82 1.50 1.7

45

FLET

Bujar tahiri

83 0.20

1.7FLET 82 1.50

FLET 83 0.20

46

FLET

Ramadan Huli

82 1.50

1.6FLET 83 0.10

47 FLET Sami Huli 82 1.50 1.5

48FLET

Sherif Huli82 1.50

1.6FLET 83 0.10

49FLET

Isa Huli82 1.50

1.6FLET 83 0.10

50FLET

Sadri Huli82 1.50

1.6FLET 83 0.10

51FLET

Sali Tahiri82 1.50

1.6FLET 83 0.10

52 FLET Shefqet Tahiri 83 0.30 0.353 FLET Halit Tahiri 83 0.20 0.2

54 FLET Dod Pali 84 3.00 3

55 FLET Ndue Pali 84a 3.00 3

56 FLET beslim Delia 84 3.00 3

57 FLET Marash Nika 84 3.00 3

58 FLET Gjergj Nika 85 3.00 3

59 FLET Dod Nika 85 3.00 3

60FLET

Gjon Syla86 0.10

3.1FLET 87 3.00

61 FLET Sadik Sadriu 86 0.20 0.2

62FLET

Sknder Alia86 0.10

3.2FLET 87 3.10

63 FLET Ndue Prendi 88 6.00 6

64 FLET Qamil Sejdia 64 10.00 10

65 FLET smail Arifi 83 0.10 0.1

66 FLET Tahir Sejdia 72 7.00 7

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