Project/activity information

This project proposal is the outcome of Pre-project PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F): “The Study and Demonstration of the Management of Secondary Forests in Tropical Regions for the Purpose of Enhancing Economic and Ecological Benefits”. It is the second revision of PD 294/04 (F) and accommodates the recommendations of the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Expert Panels.

Pre-project PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F) documented the decade-long neglect of Chinese tropical secondary forests (TSF), which was due to the perceived low economic and ecological value. This project is aimed at accelerating sustainable forest management by better management of the secondary tropical forests in China. Its specific objectives are: a) to establish demonstration forests in two selected provinces for the study and demonstration of management of TSF including planted trees and non-timber forest products and b) to train forestry staff and villagers in TSF rehabilitation techniques and to publish and disseminate the project results.

The expected outputs of the project are:

- Fifty superior timber, rattan and medicinal plant species selected and trial planted;
- Nurseries established and operational;
- TSF management models and demonstration plots of plantation established on 4,263 Ha. of land area in two provinces;
- One hundred government staff and villagers trained in TSF rehabilitation techniques; and
- TSF management techniques published and disseminated.