Final report : forestry activities supported by the US Agency for International Development

supports forestry - defined as any activity that bears directly on the establishment, management, harvesting, manufacturing, and other use of woody plants for materials, food, fuels, environmental protection, and amenity values - in several ways. At the core of A.I.D."s program is a series of bilateral projects funded primarily through A.I.D. Missions, with technical and logistical support from field offices and regional and central bureaus. Some of these bilateral projects focus exclusively on forestry, but there are also substantial forestry components in many large agricultural, energy, and training projects. In addition, several A.I.D./W divisions operate multi-regional projects with forestry components in support of Mission and regional bureau forestry efforts. Finally, A.I.D. contributes substantially to Third World forestry initiatives through food aid programs. The present report identifies 162 A.I.D. projects with forestry or forestry-related activities that were active in 1987. Combined funds for forestry activities are estimated at $604 million - $119 in Africa (52 projects), $275 million in Asia and the Near East (41 projects), $139 million in Latin America and the Caribbean (50 projects), and $69 million for 19 A.I.D./W projects. Also identified are 72 forestry/natural resource projects or project components supported by FAO food aid projects, most of which use U.S. food, as well as 37 other such projects supported by U.S. food aid. Appendices list bilateral forestry projects (1) alphabetically by country within each bureau, (2) by order of project starting year, and (3) by primary contractor type.