Information on forest resources in Tajikistan has not been updated since the country’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The latest official forest inventory data date back to 1988. With financial support from the KfW, the Tajik Forest Service is up-dating its data on the extent and location of different forest types and their qualitative and quantitative parameters. The consortium UNIQUE-CAI Consulting was contracted to establish a forest monitoring baseline for four state forest enterprises. This included the design and realization of a pilot forest inventory in the state forest enterprise Khovaling and the elaboration of a pilot forest management plan for about 106,000 hectares of forest.

• Design a forest cover assessment scheme for Tajikistan.
• Assessment of the forest cover of four state forest enterprises.
• Design, planning and implementation of forest inventories in the state forestry enterprise Khovaling.
• Elaboration of a forest management plan for Khovaling.
• Development of a central forest data management system.