National level Establishment of National Environmental Advisory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

National level • Establishment of National Environmental Advisory Council

• Setting up Afghanistan wildlife executive committee to evaluate protected and harvestable species Insect 1 Amphibian 1 Reptile 1 1% 1% 1% Plants 7 5% Birds 54 Mammals 74 39% 53%

Subnational Level • Establishment of Subnational Environmental Advisory Councils

Protected area and National Park • Declaration of Band-e-Amir National Park

Wakhan district • Declaration the second National park

Protected areas • Work on Shah Poladi • Darqad wildlife reserve • Three other provincial protected and wildlife reserve

Law and regulation • Environmental law • Afghanistan National Development Strategy • Environment Strategy • Biodiversity strategy and action plan • National Protected area system plan • Animal Hunting regulation law (draft) • CITES Regulation(draft)

• Assessment of endangered species and major threats • Declaration of Afghanistan red list • Presidential decree to ban hunting

Setup community Forestry Faryab Harat Nangarhar Badghes 3% 2% Kundos 12% 3% 3% Ghor 3% Parwan 3% Balkh 9% Pangsher 4% Paktia 5% Laghman 7% Baghlan 5% Jusjan 6% Kapesa 6% Kunar Takhar 6% 6% Khust Sarpul Samangan 6% 6% 6%

Training/Capacity Building • Workshop for National Police and Police University at the center and Provincial level regarding CBD and CITES.

• Workshop for National custom academy, Kabul custom and Provincial custom regarding CBD and CITES.

• Establishment of Environmental Executive Commission at Provinces: 1.Fish and wild animal hunting and smuggling 2.Deforestation

Illegal trade 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Falcon Macqueen Badger Birds Birds2 Mammals

Macqueen Bustard Badger Falcon

Challenges • Conflicts over three decades (1979-2001). • Lack of punishment regulations or law • Poverty and low incomes of communities around rich wildlife areas • Low literacy rates • Accesses of local community to different weapons • Ignorance of conservation measures • Non-existing of trans boundary cooperation • Lack of linkage with regional and international wildlife trade associations

Major Threats to Biodiversity • Habitat degradation • Deforestation • Human disturbances, habitat loss and poisoning • Illegal hunting and trade • Smuggling of pelt, live animal and body parts • Lack of licensing management • Low capacity of custom officers