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Fuel collection in the coniferous forests of Hazara Division, NWFP

Fuel collection in the coniferous forests of Hazara Division, NWFP

K. M. Siddiqui M. Ayaz and A. Jah

ABSTRACT

Coniferous forests of Hazara Civil Division in the vicinity of habitations are under a very high pressure of fuel wood collection by the local people. It is estimated that a total of 1,597.3 tonnes of fuel and fuel wood is collected from the reserved forest of massar and adjoining Guzaras in Siran Forest Division every year at a rate of 1.099 tonnes /ha/annum. Out this 72.2% is woody and 27.8% is non-woody fuel. Woody fuel constitute about 0.62% of the total growing stock and 31% of the annual increment. Therefore, these forests have a limited use other then fuel wood collection heavy collection of fuel wood by the people is a socio-economic condition of the people and gradual substitution of wood fuel with commercial fuel to save the valuable forest wealth from misuse and destruction.

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Pakistan Journal of Forestry

December

Vol. 73, Iss. 2

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