Barriers and opportunities regarding community-based forest management in Afghanistan: considerations for fragile states

S Khurram, MN Shalizi, M Bashari… - Environmental …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), in power during 2002–
2021, initiated the process of instituting community-based forest governance and building …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing regeneration strategies for sustaining intensively used chilgoza pine-dominated community forests in Afghanistan

S Khurram, MI Larawai, MN Shalizi, K Akamani… - Trees, Forests and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Income from Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana) nut harvests, grazing, and the
collection of firewood support forest communities within Afghanistan's Eastern Forest …

Influence of aspect on vegetation dynamics: insights into the understory vegetation diversity of the dry temperate forests of South Waziristan Agency, Pakistan

I Khan, DM Zahid, M Zubair, SA Manzoor… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The dry temperate forests of Pakistan exhibit rich diversity of understory floral species. These
important and endemic plant species play a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning and …

Indigenous knowledge and stand characteristics of a threatened tree species in a highly insecure area: Chilgoza pine in Afghanistan

MN Shalizi, S Khurram, JW Groninger… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana) is an important source of income in forested eastern
Afghanistan through the harvest of edible seeds. Since the late 1970s, the resource has …

Stochastic Optimization of the Management Schedule of Korean Pine Plantations

Q Tong, X Jin, T Pukkala, L Dong, F Li - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Korean pine is one of the most important tree species in northeastern China, where Korean
pine plantations produce timber and edible seeds. Often, seeds create more income than …

Genetic diversity and morphological variation of Pinus gerardiana along the environmental gradient from Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan

J Gul, S Saeed, A Ahmed, A Basit, A Rehman - Nusantara Bioscience, 2021 - smujo.id
Gul J, Saeed S, Ahmed A, Leghari SK, Basit A, Rehman A, Khan MZ. 2021. Genetic diversity
and morphological variation of Pinus gerardiana along the environmental gradient from …

Stand Characteristics and Perceptions of Local Communities on the Management of Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Forests in an Unstable Region of Afghanistan

MB Mahmoodi, MN Shalizi, JW Groninger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) forests support livelihoods in communities within Afghanistan's
Pistachio Belt, a region characterized by extreme poverty and chronic insecurity. In this …

Nutrient status of rhizosphere soil and Pinus gerardiana seedlings inoculated with Scleroderma polyrhizum

A Tapwal, Y Thakur, JS Thakur - 2023 - indianjournals.com
Pinus gerardiana is a highly valuable conifer species of dry temperate, semi-arid and arid
zones of the northwestern Himalayan region. The large scale harvesting of cones for nuts …

Forest-based edible seeds and nuts for health care and disease control

YG Godeto, A Bachheti, A Husen, DP Pandey… - Non-Timber Forest …, 2021 - Springer
Since the world's demand for inexpensive natural food and medicine is extensively
increasing, thus, emphasis should be given to enhance the usage of underutilized forest …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of afghan chehelghoza (Pinus gerardiana L.) on food consumption, body, and brain weight of male rats

K Alami, SY Mousavi - Journal of Complementary Medicine …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Aim: To investigate the effect of Afghan chehelghoza (Pinus gerardiana L.) on food
consumption, body, and brain weight of male rats. Methods: This study was conducted in …