Located in the North of Morocco, Bouhachem forest (about 8000 ha) is threatened by increased
deforestation. In order to assure the sustainable management of this forest, the study of its landscape dynamic
has been conducted, with emphasis on the role of cannabis cultivation and deforestation. For this, forest
inventory was done, satellite images covering 26 years period were analysed, interviews of stakeholders
conducted and the archives on the management of the forest checked. The forest basal area is 34.6 m²/ha in
average. Canopy closure, stand density, rock exposition, and stump density average values were respectively
43%, 1001 stem/ha, 24% 187 stump/ha, for a wild stump rate of 18.7%. The total forest cover has shrunk by
11% between 1984 and 2010.The main reasons of forest depletion are: demographic explosion, erosion land
slide, illegal logging and cannabis cultivation around which are gravitating an increased demand of forest
resources, livestock grazing, corruption, poor surveillance, forest fire.