GIS RESTORATION

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

Main intervention categories

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.

Layer	Records	Interpretation
Bajaur_Merged_TBTTP	139	Attributed intervention polygons
Bajaur_Merged_TBTTP.shp	13	Reference/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

Category	Sites	Area	Share
ANR	62	2,965.09	49.5%
Multipurpose Plantation	55	2,312.56	38.6%
Sowing & Dibbling / Maintenance	14	484.98	8.1%
Sowing & Dibbling	5	198.51	3.3%
Stream Bank Stabilization	2	26.93	0.4%
Unclassified	1	0.00	0.0%

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.

Category	Primary interpretation
Multipurpose plantation	Livelihood, fuelwood, fodder, agroforestry and communal/private land greening
Sowing/dibbling	Lower-cost revegetation for slopes and difficult terrain
Stream bank stabilization	Small area but high watershed-risk relevance

Good restoration-livelihood linkageRequires survival dataRequires watering and protection record

Spatial equity and planning

Tehsil-wise Distribution

Tehsil	Total recorded area
Not recorded	2,965.09
Barang	1,090.88
Salarzai	710.89
Khar	425.17
Nawagai	313.67
Uthman Khel	310.22
Mamund	172.15

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

Layer	Purpose
KML/Shapefile polygons	Spatial footprint and site boundaries
Satellite imagery	Canopy/vegetation change verification
Community/VDC data	Protection, watchers and local accountability
Survival/regeneration data	Performance-based planning
Risk layers	Fire, grazing, erosion and drought prioritization

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

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