XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997




VOLUME 2, TOPIC 9





    INDIGENOUS SPECIES TO REHABILITATE CRITICAL AREAS IN THE TROPICS

    Suhardi 1

    Deforestation has resulted in large areas of cleared land in Indonesia. The paper describes silvicultural experiments designed to provide data on species selection for reforestation of denuded areas.

    1 Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Facsimile: (62 274) 902220; E-mail: fofgmu@ugmgt.ugm.ac.id

    WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN MYANMAR

    U Sein Thet 1

    The paper gives a general description of the problems of watershed management in Myanmar and outlines the principal actions taken in the resolution of these problems both in the short term and long term.

    1 National Project Director, Watershed Management Division, Forest Department, Yangon, Myanmar.




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