GIS RESTORATION
TBTTP / District Bajaur01/12
Research-style GIS Video Presentation

ANR & Plantation Assessment under TBTTP

District Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Based on the uploaded KML exported from Google Earth Pro / shapefile layer. Area values are presented exactly as recorded in the KML attribute field.

139
Mapped intervention records
5,988
Total recorded area units
5
Main intervention categories
13
Reference polygons without attributes
Dataset logic

What the KML contains

The file includes intervention polygons with fields for Project Activity, Province, Forest Division, District, Tehsil, Site Name, Longitude, Latitude, Species Name and Area.

LayerRecordsInterpretation
Bajaur_Merged_TBTTP139Attributed intervention polygons
Bajaur_Merged_TBTTP.shp13Reference/boundary polygons; no project attributes
Google Earth compatible KML retainedInteractive satellite map includedArea unit not defined in metadata
GIS overview

Mapped Intervention Footprint

The map displays all KML intervention polygons over the Bajaur coordinate extent. It is a GIS rendering derived from the uploaded file; the interactive map uses satellite imagery when online.

Portfolio composition

Category-wise Data

CategorySitesAreaShare
ANR622,965.0949.5%
Multipurpose Plantation552,312.5638.6%
Sowing & Dibbling / Maintenance14484.988.1%
Sowing & Dibbling5198.513.3%
Stream Bank Stabilization226.930.4%
Unclassified10.000.0%
Core restoration intervention

ANR Assessment

ANR is the dominant ecological restoration category: 62 sites covering 2,965.09 recorded area units, about 49.5% of the mapped portfolio.

Technical value: lower cost than block plantations, stronger native regeneration potential, improved watershed stabilization, and better long-term ecological resilience where community protection is maintained.

Plantation interventions

Multipurpose Plantation Review

Multipurpose plantation appears as the second-largest investment: 55 sites covering 2,312.56 recorded area units. It is concentrated across Barang, Salarzai, Khar, Nawagai, Uthman Khel and Mamund.

CategoryPrimary interpretation
Multipurpose plantationLivelihood, fuelwood, fodder, agroforestry and communal/private land greening
Sowing/dibblingLower-cost revegetation for slopes and difficult terrain
Stream bank stabilizationSmall area but high watershed-risk relevance
Good restoration-livelihood linkageRequires survival dataRequires watering and protection record
Spatial equity and planning

Tehsil-wise Distribution

TehsilTotal recorded area
Not recorded2,965.09
Barang1,090.88
Salarzai710.89
Khar425.17
Nawagai313.67
Uthman Khel310.22
Mamund172.15
Ecological suitability

Species Composition

Species entries indicate a mixture of indigenous and multipurpose species such as Chir, Oak, Phulai, Sanatha, Wild Olive, Eucalyptus, Kikar, Robinia and others.

The species field contains spelling inconsistencies; normalization is required before scientific reporting or carbon/biodiversity analysis.

Interactive GIS layer

Satellite-enabled Map

This embedded map uses online satellite tiles. In offline mode, open the PNG map slides and the KML file separately in Google Earth Pro.

Loopholes and gaps

Data & Implementation Weaknesses

  • Area unit not defined: the KML has an Area field but no metadata explaining hectares/acres.
  • 63 records without proper tehsil attribution: all ANR polygons appear without tehsil names, limiting local planning.
  • 13 reference polygons have no project attributes: useful as boundary/reference layer, but not suitable for project reporting.
  • Species names are inconsistent: spelling variants reduce scientific reliability.
  • No survival, regeneration density, year, cost, enclosure status, VDC/community, grazing pressure or fire-risk fields.
  • No performance indicators: carbon, canopy gain, biodiversity, erosion control and socio-economic benefits are not quantified.
Monitoring gapAttribution gapMetadata gapSpecies standardization gap
Future proposal basis

Recommended Intervention Direction

1. Protect and upgrade ANR

Prioritize ANR sites for regeneration-density surveys, controlled grazing agreements, watcher performance tracking and fire-line planning.

2. Fill plantation evidence gaps

Add survival rate, watering record, replacement planting, protection status and species-wise performance.

3. Expand watershed-risk interventions

Stream-bank stabilization has low mapped coverage but high resilience value; future proposals should target erosion channels, flood-prone agricultural margins and degraded gullies.

Monitoring architecture

GIS Dashboard Model

LayerPurpose
KML/Shapefile polygonsSpatial footprint and site boundaries
Satellite imageryCanopy/vegetation change verification
Community/VDC dataProtection, watchers and local accountability
Survival/regeneration dataPerformance-based planning
Risk layersFire, grazing, erosion and drought prioritization

Future proposal theme: move from “area covered” reporting to “ecological performance and community-managed resilience” reporting.

KML source embeddedGIS map preview embeddedCSV summary pending
Closing synthesis

Research Conclusion

District Bajaur’s TBTTP spatial portfolio is restoration-oriented and ANR-dominant, with meaningful multipurpose plantation coverage. The strongest future value lies in converting this KML inventory into a verified monitoring system with ecological indicators, community governance records and satellite-based change detection.

ANR
Priority for resilience scaling
GIS+
Priority for dashboard monitoring
VDC
Priority for protection accountability
M&E
Priority for donor-grade reporting

Evidence and maintenance record

Source basis and lineage

This assessment is a descriptive review of FWI-held project geospatial inputs (KML/shapefile records) for TBTTP-assisted natural regeneration and plantation activity in Bajaur.

Scope note: The reported counts are inventory summaries, not independently surveyed outcomes. The source area unit is undefined, so the value 5,988 must not be interpreted as hectares or another area measure until the source schema is confirmed.

Sources and lineage reviewed 16 July 2026.

FWI publication information

Identity, scope and status

Retrospective validation pending
Publication family
Research and Strategic Analysis
Publication type
FWI Field/GIS Assessment Presentation
Domain
Climate Intelligence
Series and number
Standalone multimedia assessment
Institutional author
FutureWorld Intelligence
Publication year
Not recorded
Current web edition
1.0
Metadata updated
15 July 2026
Purpose
Present ANR and plantation GIS findings for Bajaur
Intended audience
Forestry practitioners, policymakers and communities
Method and evidence basis
GIS/data presentation based on uploaded project information
Evidence cut-off
The exact historical evidence cut-off was not recorded when the original web publication was prepared. Source currency will be confirmed during retrospective validation.
Limitations and disclosures
Classification and metadata do not independently validate substantive claims. Citation, factual, originality, AI-use, rights and conflict-of-interest checks remain part of the pending retrospective validation.

Validation note: This classification does not itself validate the publication. Retrospective factual, citation, originality, disclosure and readiness checks must be completed and human-approved before the status can change to “Validated — human approved.”

Recommended citation

FutureWorld Intelligence. (n.d.). ANR & Plantation Assessment under TBTTP (Standalone multimedia assessment; Web edition 1.0). https://futureworldintelligence.org/content/climate/Bajaur_TBTTP_ANR_Plantation_HTML_Video.html