Improved forest harvesting practices, with due consideration of the forest environment, are considered an important step towards sustainable forest management, particularly in tropical regions. The present case study has been carried out with one of the numerous small concession holders operating in the "Forest Belt" of Suriname. It could be demonstrated that even with a minimum effort in planning of harvesting operations, a significant advantage of meeting not only economic but also environmental objectives can be achieved.

Proceedings of the meeting including a summary of the resulting recommendations and the text of papers presented.

The current publication State of the Forest Genetic Resources in Ethiopia is issue of country national report presented at The Sub-Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).

The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in Eritrea» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub- Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).

This working paper summarises the importance of forestry to Kenya’s economy and describes the effects of other sectors on its development. The current and predicted future status of the different arms of forestry in the country are presented.

The key influences on forestry in Eritrea are identified in this report which also describes how the country is responding to them with new policy and management schemes.

After an introduction to the status of forestry in Mali and its relationship to other sectors, the factors affecting the current evolution of different parts of the sector are analysed. Key issues in determining its future successful development are identified.

La dernière décennie a connu une augmentation considérable de l'intérêt et des activités concernant les produits forestiers non ligneux (PFNL). L'importance actuelle des PFNL pour les conservateurs, les forestiers, les acteurs du développement et les populations indigènes a suscité de nombreuses initiatives, ayant pour objectif de promouvoir l'utilisation et la commercialisation des PFNL, comme des moyens pour améliorer le bien-être des populations rurales et, en même temps, conserver les forêts existantes.

An overview of the present state of the various arms of forestry in the Seychelles, with their predicted future situation given current change drivers.

This report looks at the future development of forestry in Uganda taking into account factors both within and outside the sector that influence change.