Abstract:
This report was prepared in conjunction with the forest component of
the project 'Assistance to Land-use Planning, Ethiopia' } ETH/78/003. The
Forestry Expert was assigned to the project for 12 months from September
1979. The report describes the physical, social and economic factors which
have influenced the forestry sector, and reviews the various ecological
classifications already attempted in the country. An account is given of
the various wood resources, and forest utilization and estimations of wood
requirements for the future are discussed. Policy perspectives on forestry
vis-a-vis land use, and potential for development are outlined. In
conclusion, the report presents recommendations on forestry development in
the larger context of land-use planning.
As the preparation of the Master Land-use Plan for the country, which
will be the major output expected of the project, was still in its early
stages at the time when this report was written, it has not been possible to
specify geographical locations where development activities are to be
undertaken. Possibly it could have been accomplished had the review and
analysis of the forestry component commenced after the work on existing land
use has been completed. However, guidelines given in this report will be
of assistance in specifying locations for initiating forestry development
