Trends

The National Forests Action Plan finalized in 1994 set forth the priority principles of the Angolan forestry sector. These include institution-building, reforestation and natural resource management, the establishment of an environmental conservation strategy, and improved use of forest products. Another important objective is to implement a participatory process whereby forest users have a say in decision-making for this sector. There is no available data on the introduction of these priorities.

Promotion of sustainable forest management

There are relatively few incentives to promote the conservation and management of forest resources, due to the war which has gone on now for several decades. The Forest Action Plan was, however, finalized in 1994 with support from the World Bank. There is also an elephant conservation plan with a five-year, three-stage programme. Its objectives are conservation and management infrastructural improvement for protected areas, capacity-building for conservation structures, conservation monitoring and research systems, environmental awareness-building, better environmental legislation and policy, and an integrated conservation and development programme.

Action to achieve these objectives will include the establishment of a working network of protected areas, including the designation of multi-use zones, the establishment of a state wildlife and conservation authority, non-governmental conservation agencies, the introduction of a national conservation and development strategy, the development of a national environmental policy and formulation of the appropriate legislation to achieve these goals. There is no available data on the implementation of these efforts.

last updated: Friday, May 13, 2005