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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%


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National level

  • Establishment of

National Environmental Advisory Council

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  • Setting up Afghanistan wildlife executive

committee to evaluate protected and harvestable species

Mammals 74 53% Birds 54 39% Plants 7 5% Amphibian 1 1% Insect 1 1% Reptile 1 1%

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Subnational Level

  • Establishment of

Subnational Environmental Advisory Councils

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Protected area and National Park

  • Declaration of

Band-e-Amir National Park

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Wakhan district

  • Declaration the second National park
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Protected areas

  • Work on Shah Poladi
  • Darqad wildlife reserve
  • Three other provincial

protected and wildlife reserve

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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)
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  • Assessment of endangered species and major

threats

  • Declaration of Afghanistan red list
  • Presidential decree to ban hunting
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Setup community Forestry

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

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Training/Capacity Building

  • Workshop for National

Police and Police University at the center and Provincial level regarding CBD and CITES.

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  • Workshop for

National custom academy, Kabul custom and Provincial custom regarding CBD and CITES.

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  • Establishment of

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

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Illegal trade

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

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Macqueen Bustard

Badger Falcon

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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
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linkage with regional and international wildlife trade associations

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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
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