Forestry Musakhel

Woodlands provide fuel wood. There is neither state forest, nor commercial forestry in the district.

The vegetation in Musakhel consists mainly of grasses and spiny scrubs. Grass and fodder plants are fairly numerous in the district. The most important of these are barwaz (hetoropogon contortus), barara (periploca aphylla), barav (sorghum halepense), buski (lepidium draba), ghalmae (anabasis multiflora), gandérae (nerium odorum), inzar (ficus carica), káshin (cichorium intybus), khár or zmai (suæda fruticosa), khazal, khokhai (allium sphærocephalum), khoryás, lúkha (typha angustifolia), mazari (nannorhops ritchieana), pamangi (boucerosia aucheriana), péwarki (cocculus leæba), parkae, puzkhán, sába (stipa capillata), sargharae (cymbopogon iwarancusa), shamshobae (mentha sylvestris), spalmai (calotropis gigantea), spánda (peganum harmala), tamand, and zawal (achillea santolina). Among these, puzkhán and spánda are used as medicine. Most other plants and shrubs are used as fodder for goats, sheep, catlles, and camels.

Trees growing in the district are palosa (acacia modesta), showan (olive), ghaz (tamarix orientalis), hélanae, mákhae (caragana), mánri, angúr (vitis vinifera), kamin angúr (solanam nigrum), gargol (zizyphus oxyphylla), karkanra (zizyphus nummularia), bér (zizyphus jujuba), nashtar (pinus excelsa), shrawan (pistacia cabulica), chalghoza (pinus gerardiana), pasta-wana (grewia oppositifolia), raudewán, wanna (pistacia cabulica), wulla (salix), zarga (prunus eburnea), spédár (populus alba), plawan (salvadora oleoides), and táli (dalbergia sissoo). These trees provide fruits, fuel wood, and timber to the people.

According to the wildlife map, the striped hyena (Hyena hyena), chiltan markhor (Capra falconeri chialtanensis) and Suleman markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) can be found in Musakhel, but they have become rare. Game birds are also found in the area

Bee-keeping is not an organised sector in Musakhel. Honey is obtained from wild bee hives.

Coverage Forestry Services			Local Govt.	Prov. Govt.	Fed. Govt.	NGO	Internat. Donor	Private Entr.
Tree planting			-	x	-	-	-	-
Fuel wood cutting / processing			-	-	-	-	-	x
Fuel wood marketing			-	-	-	-	-	x
Timber wood cutting			-	-	-	-	-	x
Timber wood processing			-	-	-	-	-	x
Sale of timber			-	-	-	-	-	x
Legend:	- x	no involvement minor involvement

The district is officially reported to be devoid of forests. However, wild plants, grasses, and trees are found, some of which are of pharmaceutical use and others provide fruit, fuel wood, and timber. Wildlife is rare in the district. Organised reforestation is needed for the area, specifically to stop soil erosion by torrential waters.