No Thumbnail Available

Forestry for local community development

Year of publication 1978

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Forestry Paper

Series number 0259-2800

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) For centuries, individuals and communities have been able to live in harmony with their environment, but during the past decades the rapid growth of populations and the higher expectations which have been generated throughout the world have led to an increase in the use of forests to such an extent that forests in many places have become degraded if they have not been razed to the ground. Moreover, the forest dweller’s life has, in many places, become one of misery. Industrial exploitation, whil e sometimes contributing to national and regional economies, has not benefited the rural poor and has often even led to the impoverishment of agricultural soils that are dependent on the protective value of the forests.

Language English

Also available in:

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Project
    Support for Developing and Implementing Community Forestry - TCP/TIM/3702 2022
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    Timor Leste is a country with abundant surface of forestry As a large rural population is highly dependent on upland agriculture, forest and livestock for their livelihoods, it is crucial that rural communities contribute to the protection and management of forests, conservation of catchment areas, reforestation, and market and enterprise development for generating income and employment Poverty is endemic, and almost half of the rural population lived below the national poverty line in 2014 The country’s mature natural and planted forests are important sources of products for example, timber and non wood forest products, some of which are sold in the market These forests also provide environmental services, such as ensuring water quality, soil protection, and biodiversity conservation However, there are regional and local variations in forest conditions, resulting in considerable differences in the extent of forest contributions to rural livelihoods, income and employment Against this background, there was a need to improve the Government of Timor Leste’s institutional capacity, in order to enhance the participation of local communities in forestry management.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Continued support to Aquaculture for Local Community Development (ALCOM): Southern African Development Community. Project findings and recommendations 1999
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The report summarized the proceedings of consultation session on “The integrated extension approach and Aquaculture extension experiences and gave the findings and recommendations of the three working groups on integration of aquaculture into agriculture extension services, delivery mechanisms: the role and use of farmer to farmer and institutional extension mechanisms in aquaculture development and aquaculture research-extension linkages. Extended abstracts of 15 papers presented during the con sultation are reproduced. Participants agreed that aquaculture should become part of the agriculture extension and that it was necessary for the agriculture extension service to undergo an important conceptual change in set-up and approach, putting much more emphasis on assisting farmers in the process of problem solving and decision making. The monitoring and evaluation of the service should be carried out in participation with the farming community and farmers, field extension workers, supervi sors and researchers should operate on a basis of equal footing.
  • No Thumbnail Available
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.