ANDHRA PRADESH FORESTRY

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The report discusses how this project will finance a 6-year program to support: (a) forestry works on about 355,000 ha. This will consist of regenerating or afforesting degraded forest areas on about 173,000 ha with multi-tier coverage under participatory management arrangements with local populations; plantation forestry on 104,500 ha including silvicultural operations on 15,000 ha of teak plantations; and expanding community and farm forest through employment and a stream of sustainable forest benefits targeted mainly to fringe forest coverage by about 77,000 ha; (b) alleviation of poverty through employment and a stream of sustainable forest benefits targeted mainly to fringe forest dwellers, tribals and small farmers; (c) special action programs geared to improve forestry research and plant propagation, support the joint forest management process through training and some funding to nongovernmental organizations, improve biodiversity conservation and protected areas management, undertake collaborative fodder development with the the Forest Department and other organizations, and a tribal development plan; and (d) buildings, vehicles, equipment, training studies, incremental staff and operating costs for the forest administration.