ASSISTANCE TO LAND-USE PLANNING ETHIOPIA

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