Chapter 7 Forestry: Reforestation, Natural Forest Management

Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring IssuesTable 1: Mitigation and Monitoring of Reforestation and Plantation Forestry ActivitiesAdverseImpactsIndicatorsCausesSpecificMitigation MeasuresGeneralLoss offorestecosystemquality• Naturalforests andecosystemsreplaced byartificialplantations• Overdependenceon exoticplantationspecies• Decreases inthe supply ofessentialproducts andservices ofthe forestedareas• Misunderstanding ofthe potential returnsfrom natural forestmanagement• Lack of communityinclusiveness thatleaves out certainsegments of society,e.g., women, herders• Misguided incentiveprograms orsubsidies• Market failures thatundervalue nativespecies and timber• Improvedintegratedprogramplanning,resourceassessments andsite stratification• Clear criteria forselection ofsuitable sites• Promotion ofvalues andmethods ofnatural forestmanagement• Testing anddevelopment ofnative species asintegral part ofreforestationprograms• Developing areforestationmaster plan orprogramstrategy• Promotingresearch anddevelopment onnative speciesfor reforestationprograms• Understandingthe microandmacroeconomicsofsustainableforest management• Enhancingnationalgovernment’scapacity forland-useplanningUnsafe orunauthorizedagrochemicaluse inseedlingnurseries• Programrecords andphysicalevidence• Poisoning orpollutionaccidents• Failure to carry outenvironmentalassessment ofpesticide use• Poorly trained staffor participants• Improper storageor disposal ofchemicals orbyproducts• Greater relianceon IPMsolutions forpest problems• Improvingtrainingpackages andpesticidehandlingguidelines• Training andfielding paratechniciansfromwithin farmercommunity toadvise peers• Development ofnational agrochemicaluseguidelines thatinclude forestnurseriesEGSSAA: FORESTRY • March 2009 • download from www.encapafrica.org15 of 30