You can show causes and effects in the hierarchy of a problem tree. Begin by listing different problems on small slips of paper. Move the slips around, and draw arrows to link each problem with its causes. Each of these causes is itself a problem that may have other causes underneath it. Continue until you reach the most fundamental causes at the bottom (roots) of the tree. (For an example, see Box 8 in the text.) Practice by constructing problem trees for the following issues (if they are relevant):
1. poor data on forest cover and conditions;
2. costly and careless timber harvesting;
3. insufficient diffusion of agroforestry technologies;
4. insufficient investment in forest plantations;
5. low amount of revenues collected from the public forests;
6. other issues important in your planning agenda.
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