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Shahzadeta1．ForestEcosystems(2015)2：7 囝 ForestEcosystems DOI10．1186／s40663—015—0032．9 0SpringetOpenl0¨r№ l Evaluationofstateandcommunity／privateforests inPunjab，Pakistanusinggeospatialdataand relatedtechniques NaeemShahzad ，UroojSaeed ，HammadGilani，SajidRashidAhmad，IffanAshrafandSyedMuhammadI~eza Abstract Background：Forestsarefundamentalinmaintainingwatersupplies，providingeconomicgoods，mitigatingclimate change，andmaintainingbiodiversity，thusprovidingmanyoftheworldspoorestwithincome，foodandmedicine． Toooften forestedlandsaretreatedaswastelandsorfree andareeasilyclearedforagriculturaland infrastructureexpansion． Methods：lnthispaper，thesustainabiJityoftwoforestecosystems(stateandcommunity／privateowned)was evaluatedusingSPOT一5sate…teimagesof2005and20¨ Thisstudywasconductedinasub—watershedarea covering468km ofwhich201km ismanagedbythestateand267km bycommunity／privateownershipin theMurreeGalliatregionofPunjabProvinceofPakistan．Aparticipatoryapproachwasadoptedforthedelineationand demarcationofforestboundaries．TheGeographicObject—BasedImageAnalysis(GEOBIA)techniquewasusedfor identificationandmappinqoftenLandCover(LC)features． Results：Theresultsshowthatbetweentheyears2005to2011atotalof55km (24km instateownedforestand31 km incommunity／privateforest)wasconvenedfr0m foresttonon—forest．Theconclusionisthatconservationismore effectiveinstate—ownedforeststhaninthecommunity／privateforests Conclusions：ThesefindingsmayhelptomobilizecommunityawarenessandidentiryeffeGiveinitiativesforimproved managementofcommunity／privateforestIandforotherregionsofPakistan． Keywords：Forestmanagement；SPOT-5satelliteimages；Stateandcommunit-y／privateownedforests；MurreeGalliat Pakistan Background environmentalc