7.4.2: Forestry
The long-term goal is to reduce environmental degradation. Other Information:
Medium term expected outcomes: The medium term outcome is to ensure sustainable use and management of forestry resources.
Currently there is a high rate of deforestation and uncoordinated management of forestry resources resulting in a lack of
policy coherence. The denudation of forest cover accelerates soil erosion and also erodes natural resourcebased livelihoods.
This is also caused by high dependence on wood as a source of household energy, limited skilled manpower, and dependence on
public forests for raw materials. An estimated 200,000 hectares of forest-land is expected to be replanted by year 2011 in
order to reverse the negative impacts of deforestation.
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