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windbreak, provide shade and could be sustainably harvested as fuelwood
hence stop people from harvesting in protected areas. Decentralization of
nurseries as much as possible is important to minimize transport costs and by
doing so every village will be able to raise enough tree seedlings for their own
woodlots or sale. Local residents should be encouraged to expand plantations
of fast growing species that have proved to grow well in the project area.
19 To embark on ethnobotanical surveys to identify all plant species used or with
potential use to the local communities. Efforts should aim at selecting the
potential species for further phytochemical investigation. Domesticating such
species and development of harvesting protocols may be a useful tool for
sustainable production systems. Some rare plant species should be introduced
into the gardens in town (ex situ conservation).
20 Evaluate the agricultural practices in areas surrounding the forest to determine
potential threats to biodiversity arising from these practices including use and
disposal of pesticides and other pollutants
21 The local community's awareness, willingness and attitude towards
biodiversity conservation are very important aspects. Educate local community
through workshops or other means on the need, importance and benefits of
biodiversity conservation. Emphasis could be put on the positive impacts of
conservation such as increase in income earnings through tourism at the
national, local community and individual levels. People should also be
informed of other benefits such as employment opportunities to local people
and improved social services such as health and education from revenues
accrued from wildlife conservation. The importance of forests in influencing
weather conditions can also be addressed.
22 Indigenous knowledge should be incorporated in the management of
biodiversity. The approach should be communal resource management which
satisfies communal needs and sustainable biodiversity conservation. In this
respect community forest management should be emphasized to ensure
effective forest conservation.
23 Integration of biodiversity management with land use resources is an effective
approach of conservation. Planning should therefore include provisions of
zonation and dermarcation of core areas in which sensitive species and
ecosystems are protected. Establishment of a buffer zone may help to control
entry and encroachment into the forest in order to maintain a healthy forest
24 To initiate and maintain a flow of biological information from the site. The
focus should be on habitat stability. Habitat changes and their consequences
on biodiversity change should be monitored through follow-up studies.
25 Initiate monitoring programmes to monitor changes in key biological and
physical resources, environmental parameters and human demography in the
project area
i. A monitoring system is required to evaluate the consequences of the
rapid decline of the forest and assess the prospects for their restoration.
The major threats to the ecological conditions of the forest include
timber exploitation, habitat degradation, land clearance for agriculture,
fuel wood collection, building materials, medicinal plant uses and
many other human activities involving forest resources
ii. It is important to have regular basic ecological data such as rainfall,
termperature and humidity
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