Forestry Paper 7: Forestry for Local Community Development













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FAO Forestry Department with the assistance of the Swedish International Development Authority

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 1978

Reprinted 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997

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ISBN 92-5-100585-0

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART I - THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM

Introduction
Rural Dependence on Forest Outputs

Fuelwood and Timber
Food and the Environment
Income and Employment

Constraints and Conditions

Competition for Land
The Timescale of Forestry
The Spatial Distribution of Benefits
Institutional and Technical Constraints

PART II - SOLUTIONS: POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND INSTITUTIONS

Introduction

Development

The Policy Framework
Requisites of a Programme
Project Design and Evaluation
Institutional and Educational Aspects

Introduction
Institutional Aspects
Extension and Training

PART III - PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Introduction
Identification of Needs and Possibilities

Project Area Survey
Land-Use Planning
Estimating Local Needs for Wood and Fuel
Identifying Other Forest Products
Distribution and Marketing
Environmental Aspects of Forestry

Production and Management Systems

Introduction
Multiple-Product Forestry
Small-Scale Forestry (‘Village Woodlots’)
Agrisilviculture
Silvipasture
Integrated Watershed Management

Selection of Sites, Species and Techniques

Introduction
Silvicultural Considerations
Utilization Considerations
Environmental Considerations

Appendix 1 - PROJECT AREA SURVEY

Appendix 2 - CASE STUDIES

Appendix 3 - OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS

Appendix 4 - NOTES ON TAUNGYA PRACTICE AND SOME AGRICULTURAL CROPS AND TREE SPECIES GROWN

Appendix 5 - SIMPLE SAWMILLING EQUIPMENT

Appendix 6 - ANNOTATED REFERENCES

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