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GIS as a Tool of Resolving Protected Area i iBoundary Issues, Machiara National Park,
Pakistan (Western Himalayan Ecoregion)
Kaif Gill, Hassan Ali, Hammad Gilani, Urooj Saeed and Irfan Ashraf9th 15th S t b 20099th – 15th September, 2009
Central Asian Institute for Applied GeosciencesBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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IntroductionProtected Area Boundary: A line or polygon, delimited by whatever meansthat indicates the extent of an area that has been formally set aside for thethat indicates the extent of an area that has been formally set aside for theconservation of biodiversity and land - or seascapes.
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Protected Area Classification
National ParkWildlife SanctuaryGame ReserveUnclassified
230Total PAs in Pakistan
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Issues Regarding Protected Areas
Overgrazing of the alpine pastures
Illegal hunting
Illegal cutting of trees
i l h i f di i l lIrrational harvesting of medicinal plants
Encroachment in the Forest landEncroachment in the Forest land
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IntroductionWWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry ofEnvironment and the financial assistance of Pakistan PetroleumExploration & Production Companies Association (PPEPCA) is currentlydelineating boundaries of seven prioritized Protected Areas.
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Objectives• Develop digital topo-cadastral base layers and maps in GISDevelop digital topo cadastral base layers and maps in GIS
format• Develop land cover maps using Satellite images• Develop land-cover maps using Satellite images• Distribution and habitat mapping of key fauna species• Capacity building of Wildlife and MNP staff in GIS data
handling• Re-notify and Demarcate boundaries with notifications
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It i l t d i A d J K h i P ki tIt is located in Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan.
G hi l L i 73o38'33 69'' E 34o31’39 25'' NGeographical Location 73o38'33.69'' E, 34o31’39.25'' N
Machiara National Park (MNP) was declared as Game Reserve in 1982.
MNP was re-notified as National Park in 1996.
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Acquisition and processing of Satellite data
SPOT Satellite ImageS O S g
R l ti 2 5Resolution 2.5m
Acquisition Date 20th October, 2005
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Digitization from Topographic Sheet
Main layers digitized from Topographic Sheets
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Contours
Populated PlacesPopulated Places
Spot Heights
Drainage
Forest Boundary
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Field Data CollectionGPS based ground surveys to collect boundary reference data
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Boundary Delineation The total area covered by they The total area covered by thepark is 33,450 acres.
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Landcover/Landuse MappingLand Cover developed using satellite image
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% age Area
1 Conifer Forest 7718 56.6
2 Broadleaved and Conifer Forest 491 3.6
3 Conifer Forest , Shrub, Grasses 1112 8.16
4 Pasture Land, Grasses 2118 15.53
5 Settlement and Grasses 1431 10.49
6 Water / Rocks 208 1 536 Water / Rocks 208 1.53
7 Snow 557 4.08
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Output – A GIS based notification formatOutput of the Study is a notification format
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It was developed after reviewing more than 30 PA’s notifications and consulting the available literature on World Wide Weband consulting the available literature on World Wide Web
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Proposed notification formats has three partsTextual description
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A comprehensive GIS map
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List of the boundary coordinates
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The boundary effectively describes extent of the National Park andincorporates GIS aspects of flora and fauna.
D f ifi i f d fi f i hiDraft notification format defines permanent reference i.e. geographiccoordinates as compared to previous notifications in which land feature(which depend on season temporal social and environmental conditions)(which depend on season, temporal, social and environmental conditions)were used to define the boundary extent.
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