Forestry Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of United
Nations
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Forestry Department |
Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers
Based on the work of
Pierre Sigaud, Oscar Eyog Matig and national consultants
and in collaboration with
IPGRI and ICRAF
June 2001
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Forest Resources Development Service |
Working Paper FGR/2E |
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Forest Resources Division |
FAO, Rome, Italy |
The Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers report on issues and activities in related to the conservation, sustainable use and management of forest genetic resources. These working papers do not reflect any official position of FAO. Please refer to the FAO website (http://www.fao.org/fo) for official information.
The purpose of these papers is to provide early information on on-going activities and programmes, and to stimulate discussion.
Comments and feedback are welcome.
For further information please contact:
Pierre Sigaud, Forestry Officer (Forest Genetic
Resources)
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
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Email: [email protected]
For quotation:
FAO. 2001. State of Forest Genetic Resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa & Regional Action Plan for their Conservation and Sustainable Use. Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers, Working Paper 2. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
BACKGROUND TO THIS DOCUMENT
COMPOSITION OF THIS DOCUMENT
LIMITS OF THE ZONE CONSIDERED
LEXICOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC CONVENTIONS
PART I: STATE OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN SAHELIAN AND NORTH-SOUDANIAN AFRICA
BACKGROUND
GENERAL OUTLINE
I.1. ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSI.1.1. Climate and relief in the Sahelian and North-Sudanian sub-region
I.1.2. Eco-geographic typologies
I.1.3. Country socio-economic characteristics
I.2. STATE OF FOREST RESOURCES
I.2.1. Plant formations
I.2.2. Wooded surface areas
I.2.3. Main forest species
I.2.4. Utilization patterns for forest trees
I.2.5. Pressures exerted on forest resources and forest genetic resourcesI.2.5.1. Pressures of climatic origin
I.2.5.2. Pressures of man-made origin
I.2.5.3. Species and populations considered under threat
I.3. MANAGEMENT OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
I.3.1. Conservation programmes and activities
I.3.1.1. Location of forest genetic resources
I.3.1.2. In situ conservation
I.3.1.3. Ex situ conservation
I.3.2. Plantations and forest seed demand and supply
I.3.2.1. Historical background to plantation efforts in the Sahel
I.3.2.2. National forest seed and germplasm demand
I.4. POLICY, PLANNING AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
I.4.1. General features of forestry policy
I.4.2. Policy and legislation regarding forest resources
I.4.3. Forest management
I.4.4. National institutions and organizations concerned
I.5. RELATED AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
I.5.1. Forest genetic resources training
I.5.2. Forest research
I.5.3. Research institutes
I.6. REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
I.6.1. Regional cooperation
I.6.2. International cooperation
I.6.3. External funding of forest resource activity
PART II: SUB-REGIONAL ACTION PLAN ON FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN SAHELIAN AND NORTH-SUDANIAN AFRICA
II.1.1. Justification for a sub-regional action plan on forest genetic resources
II.1.2. Objectives and strategy of the sub-regional action plan
II.1.3. Structure and organization of the sub-regional action plan
II.2. IDENTIFICATION OF SUB-REGIONAL PRIORITY SPECIES
II.2.1. Rationale and issues
II.2.2. Methodology
II.2.3. List of species requiring absolute priority
II.2.4. Utilization of priority species
II.2.5. Operational activities for priority species
II.3.1. Inventorying resources
II.3.2. Protecting and conserving resources
II.3.3. Utilizing resources sustainably
II.4. OBJECTIVE 2: STRENGTHENING AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY REPRODUCTION MATERIAL
II.4.1. Managing seed supply and demand
II.4.2. Selecting and improving priority species
II.5. OBJECTIVE 3: STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
II.5.1. Raising awareness of partners involved
II.5.2. Strengthening national institutions
II.5.3. Carrying out training activity
II.5.4. Exchanging experiences, know-how and information
II.6. IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING
II.7. FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN DRY ZONE SUB-SAHARIAN AFRICA. OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO, 22 - 24 SEPTEMBER 1998 - FINAL STATEMENT
APPENDIX 1: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX 2: INDEX OF LATIN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH NAMES OF PRIORITY FOREST TREES
APPENDIX 3: MAP OF SAHELIAN AND NORTH-SUDANIAN AFRICA
APPENDIX 4: BASIC COUNTRY DATA
APPENDIX 5: FOREST COVER AND CHANGE 1990 - 1995 IN SAHELIAN AND NORTH-SUDANIAN AFRICA
APPENDIX 7: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS AND NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES
APPENDIX 9: VALUE AND UTILIZATION OF 16 TOP PRIORITY SPECIES AT REGIONAL LEVEL
APPENDIX 10: GENETIC MANAGEMENT OF 16 TOP PRIORITY SPECIES, BY COUNTRY AND POPULATION