Title
Rangelands of Band-e-Amir National Park and Ajar Provisional Wildlife Reserve, Afghanistan
Author(s)
Bedunah, D.J., C.C. Shank and M.A. Alavi
Abstract
Rangelands are critically important ecosystems in Afghanistan, particularly as a food source for livestock and wild herbivores and as habitat for a host of wild species. The WCS Rangeland team concentrated their efforts during 2007 and 2008 on two areas of Bamyan Province - Band-e-Amir National Park and Ajar Provisional Wildlife Reserve - where responsible land management strategies are often poorly implemented and the rangelands and surrounding wildlife have suffered. This article (available through subscription to the Rangelands journal) offers an overview of rangelands in Afghanistan, describes the two areas in Bamyan and the people who live off the land there, and discusses the associated natural resource problems across the entire region.
Keywords
Band-e-Amir National Park, Band-i-Amir, Bamyan, Bamiyan, Ajar Valley, rangelands, community based natural resource management, rapid reconnaisance, livestock grazing
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