The National Forestry Programme

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[see also the Forest Policy]

Table of Contents

1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose of the National Forestry Programme

1.2 Justification

1.3 The state of the forest sector

1.4 Vision of the National Forestry Programme

1.5 Mission statement and mandate

1.6 National Forestry Programme objectives

1.7 National Forestry Programme principles

1.8 Development of the National Forestry Programme

1.9 Structure of the National Forestry Programme

1.9.1 Organisational structure of the National Forestry Programme

1.9.2 Criteria to determine the priority of the Actions of the Programme

2. NATURAL FORESTS AND WOODLANDS

2.1 Conservation of the biodiversity of natural forest resources

2.1.1 Summary of key issues

2.1.2 Strategy to establish conservation of the biodiversity of natural forest resources

2.1.3 Priority action programme

2.2 Valuation and natural resource accounting of forests and forest products

2.2.1 Summary of key issues

2.2.2 Strategy to establish natural resource accounting and valuation of forest resources

2.2.3 Priority action programme

2.3 Natural forests and the provision of energy

2.3.1 Summary of key issues

2.3.2 Strategy to establish sustainable fuelwood and energy production from natural forests

2.3.3 Priority action programme

2.4 Sustainable commercial exploitation of natural forests and woodlands

2.4.1 Summary of key issues

2.4.2 Strategy to develop commercial exploitation of natural forests and woodlands

2.4.3 Priority action programme

2.5 Sustainable management of natural forests and woodlands

2.5.1 Summary of key issues

2.5.2 Strategy to establish sustainable management of natural forest

2.5.3 Priority action programme

3. COMMUNITY FORESTRY

3.1 Community-based forest management

3.1.1 Summary of key issues

3.1.2 Strategy to establish community-based forest management

3.1.3 Priority action programme

3.2 Community rights and ownership of forest resources

3.2.1 Summary of key issues

3.2.2 Strategy to clarify and define community rights and ownership of forest resources

3.2.3 Priority action programme

3.3 Communal applications of forestry and agro-forestry

3.3.1 Summary of key issues

3.3.2 Strategy to enhance community applications of forestry and agro-forestry

3.3.3 Priority action programme

4. URBAN FORESTRY

4.1 Planning of urban and peri-urban forestry

4.1.1 Summary of key issues

4.1.2 Strategy to establish sustainable integrated urban and peri-urban forestry planning

4.1.3 Priority action programme

4.2 Management of urban and peri-urban forestry

4.2.1 Summary of key issues

4.2.2 Strategy to establish adequate urban and peri-urban forest management

4.2.3 Priority action programme

5. INDUSTRIAL FORESTRY

5.1 Sustainable management of commercial plantations

5.1.1 Summary of key issues

5.1.2 Strategy to establish sustainable management of commercial plantations

5.1.3 Priority action programme

5.2 Outgrower schemes and other activities of national and community interest

5.2.1 Summary of key issues

5.2.2 Strategy to enhance outgrower schemes and other beneficiary plantation schedules

5.2.3 Priority action programme

5.3 Expansion of forest plantations and promotion of value adding industries

5.3.1 Summary of key issues

5.3.2 Strategy to expand commercial forest plantations and promote value adding industries

5.3.3 Priority action programme

6. INFORMATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT

6.1 Forest resource assessment

6.2 Forestry data systems and national natural resource databases

6.3 Priority action programme

7. RESEARCH

7.1 Current status of forestry research

7.1.1 General situation

7.1.2 Research needs identified in the National Forestry Research Plan

7.2 Forestry research priorities

7.2.1 Current requirements and feasibility for forestry research

7.2.2 Conclusions and institutional research arrangements

7.2.3 Priority action programme

8. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

8.1 Human resource development and employment

8.1.1 General status of human resources development in forestry

8.1.2 Employment opportunities and matching human resource development

8.2 Training and education in forestry

8.2.1 Training in forestry

8.2.2 Formal education in forestry

8.3 Human resource development plan for the proposed Department of Forestry

9. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND STAFF REQUIREMENTS

9.1 Justification and Objectives

9.1.1 Justification

9.1.2 Objectives

9.2 General organisation of the proposed Department of Forestry

9.3 Management requirements of the Department of Forestry

9.3.1 Forest Advisory Board

9.3.2 Departmental management

9.4 Requirements of the Forestry Technical Services Division

9.4.1 Management of the Forestry Technical Services Division

9.4.2 Forest Policy, Planning and Information Section

9.4.3 National Tree Seed and Research Centre

9.4.4 Silviculture and Forest Management Section

9.4.5 National Herbarium Section

9.5 Requirements of the Forestry Extension Services Division

9.5.1 Management of the Forestry Extension Services Division

9.5.2 Regional Forest Extension Services Co-ordinating Offices

9.5.3 Subdivision of the Regional Forest Extension Services Section

9.6 Staff Categories and education levels with the Department of Forestry

9.7 Proposed institutional framework

10. IMMEDIATE ACTION PROGRAMME

10.1 Selection of the Immediate Action Programme

10.2 The Immediate Action Programmes

10.2.1 Programme 1: Sustainable management of natural forests and woodlands

10.2.2 Programme 2: Development of woodlots, wattle forest and outgrower schemes

10.2.3 Programme 3: Commercial exploitation of natural forests and woodlands

10.2.4 Programme 4: Research and promotion of agro-forestry

10.2.5 Programme 5: Development of urban and peri-urban forestry

10.2.6 Programme 6: Sustainable use of biodiversity resources and alien species control

11. MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE NATIONAL FORESTRY PROGRAMME

TABLES

Table 7-1 Research activities as incorporated in the National Forestry Programme

Table 9-1 Proposed structure of Regional Forestry Extension Services

Table 9-2 Staff categories and required education levels of proposed Department of Forestry

FIGURES

ACRONYMS

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