Abstract
The purpose of this study is to use remote sensing data and Geographical information systems as a modern tools in the study of natural resources in Bashiqa area to prepare accurate data base to suggest an afforestation plan to establish suitable different plantations for production purpose of the industrial woods, fixing the soil and processing the erosion soil in study area as well as in the first stage of this study three thematic maps were prepared to representing landforms , land use / land cover classes and gully erosion as well as physical and chemical properties of the soil . In the second stage the studied area was divided into 4 sites according to site elements analysis of the first stage. The ecological and climatic requirements for forest types were studied and suggested an afforestation plan included the selection of (32) species of the coniferous and broad leaves, ( 2) species are regional and others are exotic to Iraq. Several agricultural methods were proposed for the four sites of the studied area.
