FORESTRY VISION

• Forests are managed for people, and we need to create an enabling environment for economic and social development through sustainable forestry, especially at the local level.

KFA 1- Ensure the sustainable development and management of

plantation forestry to optimise equitable economic benefit, particularly in rural areas.

KFA 1 - Key activities

• Management

• Protection

• Upgrade assets

• Forest product sales

KFA 1 - BUDGET

• Funds available - R226.7 mil

• Funds required - R304.1 mil

• Shortfall - R77.4 mil» Lowveld plantations - R40 mil

» York arbitration award - R37.4 mil

• Shortfall funding» Income - R40 mil

» Roll over funding

KFA 2 - Ensure the sustainable development and management of

indigenous forests to optimise their social, economic and

environmental benefits.

KFA 2 - Key activities

• Manage forests sustainable

• PFM - community involvement

• Budget R48.6 mil

KFA 3 - Ensure sustainable forest management in SA by

developing effective oversight of the sector and facilitating co-

operative government

KFA 3 - Key Activities• Implementation and oversight of the NFA and

NVFFA

• Monitoring of leases and collection of rentals for communities

• Develop and implement C, I & S for sustainable forest management

• Development of Forest policy

• Development of forest information system for the state of the forest report

KFA 3 - BUDGET

• Funds available - R21 mil

• Shortfall - R10 mil

KFA 4 - Promote sustainable forest management in Africa and

internationally

KFA 4 - Key Activities

• Co-operation with SADC countries

• Participation in International Forestry forums

• Participation in NEPAD

• Budget - R.7 mil

• Shortfall

KFA 5 - Ensure that communities and disadvantage groups are

empowered to make use of tree and forest resources to support

sustainable livelihoods

KFA 5 - Key activities

• Forestry awareness

• Forestry enterprise development

• Promote the expansion of forestry

• Integrate forestry into IDP and PGDS

• Budget - R27 mil

• Shortfall - R5 mil