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The new Forestry vision states that “Forests are managed for people, we need to
create an enabling environment for economic and social development through sustainable
forestry, especially at the local level”.
In line with the vision the Forestry Development was established and is primarily responsible for the pro-poor forestry
programme of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. This includes a service
to support the sustainable use of forests and forest resources to serve the livelihoods
of poor, rural and marginalised urban and rural communities. This is achieved through
access to forest resources at community level and through enterprise development
including the following:
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Development of norms and standards, best practice guidelines and methods to ensure
participatory forest management (PFM) and Forest Enterprise Development (FED)
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Development of programmes for use of forests and forest resources by local communities
and households, focusing on the livelihoods of poor and marginalised communities
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Development of policies, strategies and programmes for the promotion of enterprise
development using forest resources
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Promotion of the development of local institutional arrangements to support enterprise
development and household use of forest resources
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Monitoring and evaluation and evaluate the use of forest resources by poor households
and rural communities.
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