THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EDITED AND UPDATED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL REPORT PRESENTED
AT THE PACIFIC SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON FOREST AND TREE GENETIC RESOURCES
"STATE OF FOREST AND TREE GENETIC RESOURCES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AND SUB-REGIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE"
The Conference was organised by:
The South Pacific Regional Initiative on Forest Genetic Resources (SPRIG), the Australian Agency For International Development (AusAID), the Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Pacific Islands Forest and Tree Support Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Forestry Division of Samoa.
The Conference was held in Apia, Samoa, from 12 to 16 April, 1999
Edited by Dr Lex Thomson, Project Team Leader, SPRIG-2 Project,
CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Canberra, Australia.
June 2002
March 2003
Forest Genetic Resources Working Paper
FGR/25E
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
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GOVERNMENT OF FRENCH POLYNESIA
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE RAISING
B.P. 2551 - PAPEETE
This report was prepared by
Mrs. Dominique Bonnetaud
Head, Forestry Department
Rural Development Service
FOGER
B.P. 100 - Papeete - Tahiti
1-1 General presentation on French Polynesia
1-2 Flora of French Polynesia
1-3 Structure of forest vegetation
1-4 Main land use1-4-1 Distribution of land.
1-4-2 Obstacles to agricultural and forestry development1-5 Local forest species
1-6 Plants introduced by humans1-6-1 Pre-European period.
1-6-2 Plants introduced by Europeans in the last two centuries
1-6-3 Forest plantations1-7 Legal and planning aspects
1-7-1 Forest legislation
1-7-2 Legislation concerning management and urbanization in French Polynesia
1-7-3 Legislation concerning environment and nature conservation.
1-7-4 Legislation concerning phytosanitary control.
1-7-5 National Forest Policy
II - USE OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
2-1 Existing forest tree species and their uses.
2-2 Geographical distribution and management methods
III - CONSERVATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
3-1 The most important threats to forest genetic resources
3-2 Protected areas
IV - PRIORITY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES.
4-1 Studies needed.
4-2 Need for action concerning communication
4-3 Need to prepare Forest Management Plan (SDR)
4-4 CIRAD study of research development on the Sandal on the Marquesas islands
V - ACTORS AND MEANS AVAILABLE
5-1 Organizations involved
5-2 Information sources
5-3 Training and equipment needs
Annex 1: list of acronyms
Annex 2: value and use of important native tree species
Annex 3: Values and uses of important exotic tree species