Communal Range Management in Pakistan

Arid and semi-arid rangelands are serving as the natural resource for the production of livestock. Sustainable grazing management or land resource use is a key issue of concern in most arid and semi-arid regions of the world as well as in Pakistan. This challenge is particularly formidable in arid rangeland environment because of inherent seasonal constraints, higher livestock densities and change in socio-economic conditions of pastoral communities. The study was conducted in Dhurnal rangeland in district Chakwal which is managed by Chakwal Range Management Forest Division. On the bases of conclusion were drawn and recommendations were made.

The author had M.Phil Forestry & Range Management, the areas of interests are forest mensuration and protection, forest and range management, utilization of forest and its by-products, afforestation techniques, capacity building, training and motivation programmes for local communities, participatory development programmes monitoring & evaluation.