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SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVEHOODS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION

By

Prof Jean Nduwamungu

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Forestry and agroforestry services can be grouped into three

categories:

1.  Production services: goods and services produced

2.  Regulation services: regulation of hydrological and

biochemical cycles, climatic and biological processes

3.  Cultural services: benefits obtained through recreation,

cognitive development, relaxation and spiritual reflection

Importance of forestry and agroforestry

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Production services: Goods & services generated from wood, non-wood products and services, such as: ü  Food: fruits, legumes, trees and agroforestry crops, honey ü  Fodder: forage from trees and shrubs or grass grown in

forestry and agroforestry systems ü  Fuel (wood and dung), ü  Timber, ü  Fibres and other raw materials, ü  Biochemical and medicinal resources, ü  Genetic resources, ü  Ornamental trees and shrubs, ü  Employment, etc.

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Regulation services: ü  Carbon sequestration; ü  Climate regulation through regulation of albedo, temperature

and rainfall patterns; ü  Regulation of the timing and volume of river and ground water

flows; ü  Protection against floods by coastal or riparian systems; ü  Regulation of erosion and sedimentation; ü  Regulation of species reproduction (nursery function); ü  Breakdown of excess nutrients and pollution (minerals); ü  Plant pollination; ü  Regulation of pests and pathogens; ü  Protection against storms; ü  Protection against noise and dust (air filtration); ü  Biological nitrogen fixation (soil fertility improvement).

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Obstruction-windbreak Filtration of Polluted air

Wind shelter &Guidance Wind Deflection

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Cultural services: ü Nature and biodiversity (provision of habitat for wild

plant and animal species); ü Provision of cultural, historical and religious heritage

(e.g. a historical landscape or a sacred forest); ü Provision of scientific and educational information; ü Provision of opportunities for recreation and tourism; ü Provision of attractive landscape features enhancing

housing and living conditions (amenity service i.e. landscape beautification);

ü Provision of other information (e.g. cultural or artistic inspiration).

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View of part of Remnant Gishwati forest – protection efforts needed

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Income from forestry and agroforestry products improves

rural livelihoods

Average total income (Rwf) from wood plantations (GTZ/MARGE, 2008, 2009)

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Value of Farm Forest Product Sales 2008 - US$ 000

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Farm forest sales breakdown in Kigali City and the four Provinces of Rwanda in 2008 (x US$ 1000) (LTS 2010, Forest business

baseline study)

Charcoal

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Sustainable forest management engine

Forest action plan

Harvest Plan

Sylvicultural practices

Management plan

Forestry standards

Forestry legislation

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Agroforestry enhances sustainable forest management

Most common agroforestry practices in Rwanda include: ü  Individual trees/shrubs planted in home gardens,

around houses, along paths or roads, and public places;

ü Dispersed trees/shrubs in cropland and pastures; ü Crops in between rows of trees/shrubs (alley cropping); ü  Strips of trees/shrubs along contours or waterways

(rivers, dams or lakes); ü  Living fences and borderlines/boundaries; ü  Shelterbelts/windbreaks/road lines; ü  Improved fallows; ü  Trees/shrubs to stabilize terraces on hills or earthworks; ü  Trees planted to control erosion on hillsides and gullies; ü Woodlots for the production of fuel, timber, etc.;

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Agroforestry may contribute to sustainable forest management through two pathways:(a) as sustainable intensification and/or sustainable diversification; (b) as a source of wood and non-timber forest products (Current opinion in Environmental sustainability)

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Way forward ü  Promotion of agroforestry practices particularly where

there is land shortage

ü  Strengthen and enforce adoption and application of forestry standards (all forests (both natural and plantations should have management plans)

ü  Strengthen and enforce sustainable forestry policies and legislation

ü  Promote private-public partnerships in managing forests (Joint/participatory/co-management

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THANK YOU MURAKOZE

MERCI