FORESTRY II

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The project represents priority investments from the Department of Forestry and Soil Conservation's (DEFCS) 5 year investment budget plus forestry investments financed by the communes and executed by DEFCS. The project would strengthen forestry planning and policies and assist Morocco in maintaining and improving its forestry potential and meet the country's wood needs and protect its watersheds in harmony with other demands on the areas such as domestic stock grazing. The main components are: (a) forestry planning, including national forest inventory, forest demarcation, forest management planning and a national reforestation plan; (b) field operations, including those paid by the communes, consisting of regeneration of natural forests, plantation establishment, watershed management, forest range management, pest management, stabilization of dunes, forest road construction and rehabilitation; and (c) support activities, including nature conservation, forest research, staff housing rehabilitation, equipment purchases, training and technical assistance.