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ArticleRestoration of productive landscapes through management of trees on-farms in the off reserve landscape through tree registration and climate smart farming systems in Ghana
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Ghana has a total land area of 238,540 km2 and approximately 15% of the country has been set aside as forest reserves, wildlife parks, and the remaining 85% is owned by stools, skins and individuals across the country. All naturally occurring trees in off reserve landscapes are vested in the state but they occur in individual and community lands and farms. Most of Ghana’s agricultural system embraces the retention of trees during the course of cultivation with trees integrated in a mixture with crops. In the past, farmers destroyed these trees because their cocoa farms were destroyed by felling of trees for timber and they could not get compensation or any support from the state. To achieve Ghana’s Forest policy goals and objectives of the forest Plantation strategy, Ghana is piloting a programme to provide legal support for farmers, optimize the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems by developing appropriate technologies that involve trees (incorporation of trees-on farm within 3.75 million hectares) and enhances connectivity and biodiversity between the agricultural and forest landscapes. A pilot programme to register all planted and naturally occurring trees at the district level has begun with recent support from Climate Investment Fund through Ghana’s Forest investment programme (GFIP) to provide options for tree tenure regimes, tree ownership and benefit sharing mechanisms for farmers to plant more trees. This paper highlights the importance of trees on farm for landscape restoration, legal framework and the procedures for tree registration, identified strengths and weaknesses and potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as sustained reduction in degradation and deforestation whilst increasing productivity per hectare for farmers. Keywords: Landscape management, Deforestation and forest degradation, Climate change, Agriculture, Sustainable forest management ID: 3624089 -
ArticleA study on a specialized flight safety management method to prevent accidents of forest fire-fighting helicopters (Focusing on accidents that occur in the process of loading water into a helicopter)
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Climate change has had a significant impact on the frequency of forest fires and the extent of damage caused by such fires. Dry lands and strong winds have been the primary causes of large-scale forest fires, as proven by outbreak of forest fires throughout the world in the recent few years, including those in the US, Canada, Australia, and Russia. The most effective method for responding to forest fires that quickly spread through strong winds is aerial firefighting using an air tank or a helicopter. However, the lives of many crew members have been sacrificed as a result of helicopter crashes that have frequently occurred during forest fire-fighting in different parts of the world. Inability to prevent frequent accidents involving forest firefighting helicopters can give a negative perception to the pilots that forest firefighting is dangerous work, which can cause a sharp decrease in work efficiency and number of pilots taking part in forest firefighting. Moreover, protecting skilled pilots from accidents is also very important for preventing deforestation by forest fires and sustainable development. To prevent accidents of forest fire-fighting helicopters, the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Team was established in 2019 to collect and analyze flight data of aircrafts approaching reservoirs for recommending pilots who exceed the safe range to change their flight habits, as well as providing training opportunities to change the flight habits of pilots who are repeatedly exposed to risk samples. This article explains the flight method applied during the process of approaching reservoirs, flight data analysis method, and safety management methods on preventing crashes by improving unsafe pilot habits. Key words: helicopter accident; wildfire fighting; vortex ring state; Korea Forest Service; FOQA ID: 3622024 -
ArticleFarmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) on Nigeria's drylands: the influence of changing climate on agroforestry trees management
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.In Northern Nigeria, prolonged drought critically affects parkland tree regeneration and reduces land productivity and income. However, documentation of parkland trees management in extreme climatic conditions is scarce in the region. Hence, the need to evaluate the management via tree preferences by farmers on Nigeria’s dry agroecological zones (AEZ). To address this, field surveys were conducted in nine villages along a north-south transect, with precipitation increasing southwards through three AEZ of Nigeria: Sudan Savannah (SS), Northern Guinea Savannah (NGS) and Southern Guinea Savannah (SGS). Using Open Data Kit (ODK), information from 92 respondents and 4 focused groups relating to tree regeneration management were collected and aggregated. These include the abundance of the most preferred trees on farms, their regeneration potentials, management and propagation status, as well as usage and land-use constraints. Results showed drought- tolerant species (Parkia biglobosa and Mangifera indica) topped the dominant trees list across the three AEZ, both having 50% more than other agroforestry trees. Though farmers’ management strategies were highly relevant to regeneration and productivity, they did not differ across the zones (P<0.05) except at cropping outside tree canopy cover between SGS and SS using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Positive associations (0.5-0.8) between functions and preference for trees on farms for dominant agroforestry species. Farmers’ adaptation strategy to minimise risk to climate drivers and increase dry forests landscapes resilience made the driest AEZ (SS) had most species on farms and positively impacted the locals' livelihoods. Keywords: Trees, Drought, Farmers, Regeneration, Parklands ID: 3486501
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