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PERU 1985. Community forestry and afforestation

COMMUNITY FORESTRYAND AFFORESTATION: Peru’, August 1985
The Andean region consumes 3 million tonnes of wood per year, most of it
indiscriminately cut by 5 miilion rural poor who need fuelwood and housing
materials. This results in scarcity of wood, erosion and reduction of
livestock and employment opportunities. The U.N. Food and Agriculture
organization (FAO) has initiated a pioneer reforestation programme to
support National Forestry and Animal Life Institute (INFOR) efforts to
motivate, capacitate and assist Andean communities in implementing
forestry activities to promote their self-development. Project
objectives are to: satisfy domestic fuelwood demands, improve agriculture
production, and augment rural forest industries. FAO activities
include an improved woodstove programme, school forestry education
programmes, community nurseries, charcoal and furniture-making industries,·
extension training and radio programmes. ·
A young Cuzco girl prepares soil bags for planting tree seedlings at
a nearby pilot FAO community nursery.
FAO photo by I. de Borhegyi

09/14/2016

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Background Information The UN initiated a reforestation programme to support the government’s forestry activities in Andean communities. FAO also established improved woodstove programmes, school forestry education plans, and furniture-making training courses.

The Andean region consumes 3 million tonnes of wood per year, most of it indiscriminately cut by 5 million rural poor who need fuelwood and housing materials. This results in scarcity of wood, erosion and reduction of livestock and employment opportunities. The U.N. Food and Agriculture
organization (FAO) has initiated a pioneer reforestation programme to support National Forestry and Animal Life Institute (INFOR) efforts to motivate, capacitate and assist Andean communities in implementing forestry activities to promote their self-development. Project objectives are to: satisfy domestic fuelwood demands, improve agriculture production, and augment rural forest industries. FAO activities include an improved woodstove programme, school forestry education programmes, community nurseries, charcoal and furniture-making industries, extension training and radio programmes.