Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Objectives of master plan for the forestry sector


1.       Satisfaction of basic needs of on a sustainable basis
2.       Sustainable utilization of forest resources
3.       Participation in decision making and sharing of benefits
4.       Creating opportunities for income generation and employment by forest based industries.
5.       To conserve the ecosystems and genetic resources.
6.       To protect the land against degradation by soil erosion, floods, landslides, desertification and other effects of ecological disturbance.
7.       To contribute to food production through an effective interaction between forestry and farming practices.
8.       To strengthen and reform the organizational framework and develop the institutions of the forestry sector to enable them to carry out their mission.
9.       To promote people’s participation in forestry resources development, management and conservation.

In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives the following six primary programs and six supporting programs have been established.

1.       Community and private sector
2.       National and leasehold forest
3.       Medicinal and aromatic plants and minor forest products based industries development
4.       Wood based industries.
5.       Soil conservation and watershed management
6.       Conservation of ecosystem and genetic resources.

Supporting programs

1.       Policy and legal reform
2.       Institution reform
3.       Human resources development
4.       Forest research and extension
5.       Resources information and planning assistance
6.       Monitoring and evaluation.

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