FORESTATION PROGRAMS

FORESTATION PROGRAMS

The rural forestry program is the protection, management and sustainability of forests, woodlands and agro forestry resources in the rural landscape. Human greed, abuse and misuse of the country's forest resources have resulted in the sad state of our uplands today. Resource depletion, environmental degradation, inequitable access to resources, tendril issues, upland poverty and the continuous influx of lowland migrants into the uplands are among the current issues in natural resources management.

Forestation program actually incorporates a wide range  of approaches that can contribute to the formulation, planning and implementation of forest policy at national and sub national levels. As one of the most important outcomes of international forest policy dialogue, this means that National Forestation Program is applicable to all countries and to all types of forests.

There are some advantages of the forestation,

·         Increases greenery

·         Reduces desertification

·         Brings rain in proper time

·         Minimizes the effect of drought and Global warming

·         Reduces the pollution level

·         Minimizes the effect of soil erosion

·         Helps to control acid rain

·         Helps the factories to have a proper use of items without leaving a bad effect in the society and environment

There are some disadvantages of forestation,

·         Disadvantages of ecotourism

·         Real opportunity cost

·         Maintenance

Mostly it is mainly done for commercial purposes. In a natural forest or woodland, the trees are heterogeneous. Owing to the sensitivity to over usage and slow growths, these forests cannot be used continuously for commercial purposes like wood products. The process of planting trees in empty lands helps promote the fast propagation of specific types of trees for the wood industry. Afforesting is a positive effort in curbing the over-use and destruction of natural forests. If done with proper planning and at appropriate sites, it can become a commercially viable solution for many human needs without harming the balance of nature.

The essential of forest management are, existing forest should be protected and its productivity improved, diversion of agricultural lands to forestry should be discourage, conservation of biodiversity should be strengthened through national park, sanctuary and biosphere reserves and a forestation program encouraged to meet the local requirement of fuel wood.

  

Group 20

Fonseka S.A.N.S                  162447K

Gunasekara I.V.W              162446T

Maathanki.S                        162697L

Pushpakumari M.N.A         162719J

Silva M.W.L.R.K                 162438V