THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EDITED AND UPDATED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL REPORT PRESENTED AT THE PACIFIC SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON FOREST AND TREE GENETIC RESOURCES
"STATE OF FOREST AND TREE GENETIC RESOURCES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AND SUB-REGIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE"
Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers
FGR/24E
March 2003
The Conference was organised by:
The South Pacific Regional Initiative On Forest Genetic Resources (SPRIG), the Australian Agency For International Development (AusAID), the Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Pacific Islands Forest and Tree Support Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Forestry Division of Samoa.
The Conference was held in Apia, Samoa, from 12 to 16 April, 1999
Edited by Dr Lex Thomson, Project Team Leader, SPRIG-2 Project, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Canberra, Australia.
June 2002
This Report for the TERRITORY OF WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS was prepared by:
Frédéric DENTARD, Chief of Futuna Branch,
Territorial Services for Rural Economy and Fisheries and Aselmo FAKATIKA, in charge of reforestation, Futuna branch.
Territorial Services for Rural Economy and Fisheries, Futuna Branch
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1.1 Basic data
1.2 The different types of forest and soil use
1.3 Legislative and planning aspects
1.4 Economic and ecological role of trees and forests
2. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND UTILISATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
3. PRESERVATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
4. PRIORITY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
5. INTERVENTIONS AND MEANS AVAILABLE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FOREST RESOURCES
6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Annex 1: Important indigenous tree species and their uses
Annex 2: Important indigenous tree species and their uses
Annex 3: Location and management of the most important trees species
Annex 4: List of species on Wallis and Futuna identified as of high priority for genetic resource operations and activities