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Protected area boundary delineation - A case study of Machiara National Park, Pakistan
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GIS as a Tool of Resolving Protected Area Boundary Issues, Machiara National Park, Pakistan (Western Himalayan Ecoregion)
Kaif Gill9th – 15th September, 2009
Central Asian Institute for Applied GeosciencesBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Protected Area Boundary: A line or polygon, delimited by whatever means that indicates the extent of an area that has been formally set aside for the conservation of biodiversity and land - or seascapes.
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National ParkWildlife SanctuaryGame ReserveUnclassified
Total PAs in Pakistan
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Issues Regarding Protected Areas
Overgrazing of the alpine pastures
Illegal hunting
Illegal cutting of trees
Irrational harvesting of medicinal plants
Encroachment in the Forest land
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IntroductionWWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and the financial assistance of Pakistan Petroleum Exploration & Production Companies Association (PPEPCA) is currently delineating boundaries of seven prioritized Protected Areas.
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PA Standards
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Objectives• Develop digital topo-cadastral base layers and maps in GIS
format
• 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 containing geographic coordinates
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It is located in Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan.
Geographical 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 Image
Resolution 2.5m
Acquisition Date 20th October, 2005
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Main layers digitized from Topographic Sheets
Contours
Populated Places
Spot Heights
Drainage
Forest Boundary
Digitization from Topographic Sheet
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GPS based ground surveys to collect boundary reference data
Field Data Collection
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Boundary Delineation The total area covered by the
park is 33,450 acres.
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Land Cover developed using satellite image
Landcover/Landuse Mapping
No. Landcover Classes Area (ha)
% 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 1.53
7 Snow 557 4.08
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Output of the Study is a notification format It was developed after reviewing more than 30 PA’s notifications
and consulting the available literature on World Wide Web
Output – A GIS based notification format
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Proposed notification formats has three parts Textual description
Output – A GIS based notification format
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A comprehensive GIS map
Output – A GIS based notification format
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List of the boundary coordinates
Output – A GIS based notification format
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The boundary effectively describes extent of the National Park and incorporates GIS aspects of flora and fauna. Draft notification format defines permanent reference i.e. geographic coordinates as compared to previous notifications in which land feature (which depend on season, temporal, social and environmental conditions) were used to define the boundary extent.
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