Bio-diversity

To mobilize community to protect wildlife and promote sustainable use of wildlife resources. The project aims to conserve the flora and fauna of Torghar valley in district Killa Siafullah, Balochistan by sustainable use. The conservation work is carried out through community participation to promote the trophy hunting as an incentive to protect Suleman Markhor and Afghan Urial in the valley. It is the largest known population of Suleman Markhor in the world and is being conserved by the efforts of local tribal people. The project activities include: regulating grazing pattern of local domestic livestock on the principal of range management techniques, conserving the water resources by using simple and low cost techniques and expanding the agriculture activities on sustainable basis, releasing the pressure on rangelands. The main objectives of the project are to conserve the existing vegetation particularly trees like Juniper, Pastachio, Olive etc. with the active cooperation of tribesmen, Only dead or fallen wood will be allowed for domestic use, to conserve completely the fauna of the habitant except culling of over mature animals (markhor and urial), to regulate grazing pattern of local domestic livestock on principal of range management techniques as for as possible through persuasion and discussion, To provide job opportunities to at least 50 tribesmen as game guards for the protection for the Torghar Conservation Project, To conserve the water resources, To expand agriculture activities of Torghar and To help needy and poor people through supply of medicine and medical aid. The implementation of these projects will facilitate involvement of the community in the conservation activities, It will create job opportunities for the community and enthusiasm among the people of Torghar for development of local available natural resources of the betterment of their livelihood. It will enfuse a new approach amongst the community for the rehabilitation of degraded habitats. The success of Torghar conservation project will inspire the other tribal societies of the province to initiate similar sustainable use projects in their areas.

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