Zimbabwe:FOREST RESOURCE MGT&

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Forest areas and the quality of forest cover have been declining due to increased conversion of forest land into agriculture, overgrazing, forest fires, and increased extraction of wood for fuel and construction. To address this situation the project will consist of three major components : 1) rural forestry through the conservation of forests and the environment, the expansion of rural afforestation, agroforestry development, and woodland management; 2) wildlife and forest grazing management; and 3) commercial forestry development through improvement of the wood processing industry by upgrading the logging, extraction, sawmilling and manufacturing operations.