GIS is best tool for decision making, planing, management, monitoring and conservation practices.

1. GIS and Conservation
Shazia Khan & Rabail Urooj
Department of Environmental Science
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University

2. "The greatest threat
to our planet is the
belief that someone
else will save it"

3. Environmental Degradation
Human activities and global warming are
rapidly contributing to environmental
degradation.

4. Protect the Environment

5. How GIS can help?
• Used most effectively for Environmental
Data Analysis and Planning.
• Allows better viewing and understanding
Physical Features.

6. GIS in Managing
Natural Resources
• Data about Natural Resources
could be collected through Remote
Sensing, Aerial Photography or
Satellite Imagery.
• They are mapped using GIS
technology.

7. GIS in Forest
Management
• Changing conditions, historical analysis.
• Identification of soil types, weather and
land use patterns.
• Ideal type of land is also identified.
• Management of spatial data on mobile
devices.

8. GIS in Conservation
of Biodiversity
• Data on species and
habitat distribution from
different dates.
• It allow monitoring of the
location and the extent of
change.

9. GIS and Conservation of
Water
• Slope, drainage features, and land
utilization patterns can be used to predict
whether the water in a given area is safe.
• Leaking water system components can
also be identified and fixed on a real-time
basis.

10. Flood Monitoring and
Control
• By continuously monitoring the
satellite picture we can identify the
river basin and changes of their course.
• Can predict the situation before and
after the flood.