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Preliminary Results on the Impact of the Nomadic Grazing on Floral Diversity in Miandam, Swat-Pakistan Ashiq Ahmad Khan and Syed Kamran Hussain 1. Introduction Miandam is located in the north east of district Swat, lies between 34 o 34′ to 35 o - 07′ N latitudes and 72 o - 36′ to 73 o - 35′ E longitudes in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Miandam valley is a summer resort about 56 km from Saidu Sharif, the capital of Swat. The elevation of the valley ranges from 1200 m to 3660 m. The valley comprises of 11 big villages and 15 small hamlets with a population of about 20,000. The forest of the Miandam valley is a fundamental and potentially sustainable source of many services including economically important medicinal plants. One of the studies reveals that there are 190 plant species, identified so far in Miandam. Out of these 179 are used for the treatment of various health problems [1] . As else where in the forest area, Miandam is also facing the problem of overgrazing and defor