Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Management of Planted Forests

The Management of Planted Forests Module provides information on good practices for the establishment and management of planted forests. It can be seen as dealing principally with the silviculture of planted forests beginning where the module on Forest Reproductive Material stops. It is complemented by the modules on Wood Harvesting, Wood Energy, Forest Pests, Agroforestry, and Forest-based Enterprises. This includes guidance from site selection and choice of planting material through planting and tending.

Forest plantations and woodlots in Ethiopia
19 February 2014
The importance of the plantation sector in Ethiopia is increasing as the demand for raw materials is rising and the supply from the natural forests is decreasing. The forest plantation area has increased from an estimated 190 000 ha in 1990 to c. 972 000 ha today. Of this area,...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Kenya
19 February 2014
The main objective of this study was to characterise and document information on the current status, challenges, opportunities and options for the future management of forest plantations in Kenya. This study was undertaken in the context of the African Forest Forum’s work on “Rehabilitation of Public Forest Plantations” in the...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Rwanda
19 February 2014
Forest plantations and woodlots play a vital role in the livelihoods of the people of Rwanda. In fact, most of the remaining natural forests are currently protected either as national parks or as protection forest reserves. With the exception of few imported products, such as quality timber and industrial wood...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Tanzania
19 February 2014
This publication is a study on the current status of forest plantations and natural forests in Tanzania conducted from September 2010 to June 2011. The main focus is on analysing the local supply and market demand of forest products from these forests, taking into consideration raw material supply, primary and...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Sudan
19 February 2014
Supply and demand of forest products are presented in different scenarios and projections covering both wood and NWFPs. Approximately 70% of rural area supply of fuel wood comes from indigenous forests (reserved and non-reserved) through unplanned illegal felling. However, developments in the oil industry and progressive increase in the use...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Uganda
19 February 2014
The forest resources in the Eastern African countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania are disappearing fast and the quality of the forest left standing is gradually degrading. There is uncontrolled deforestation in every country. Wood biomass energy is becoming scarce and expensive and the safety net...
Forest plantations and woodlots in the Eastern and North Eastern African countries - a regional overview
18 February 2014
This report presents the current status, challenges, opportunities and options for developing, as well as ensuring better management of, existing forest plantations and woodlots in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The objective is to explore opportunities to turn the forest plantations and woodlots sub-sector into an attractive...
Forest plantations and woodlots in Burundi
18 February 2014
This study assessed the current situation of public and private forest plantations/woodlots in Burundi with respect to the distribution and location of these plantations, species planted and sources of seedlings and seeds, age distribution of forest plantations, their management and quality of stands and other features. The Government of Burundi...
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