appreciate both internal and external factors affecting the forestry sector
understand the role of forests and trees in people’s livelihoods through forest industry, small scale forest industry and subsistence level activities.
consider productive, protective and social functions of forests in the context of sustainable forest management
address policy implications and institutional development requirements for sustainable forest management
The approach adopted aims at providing insight into likely implications of developments within and outside the sector in order to facilitate decision-making processes in the sector.