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Forest Plantations and Woodlots in the Eastern And North Eastern African Countries A Regional Overview
Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:45
Forest plantation development in the study countries of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda was, in most cases, preceded by species and provenance trials, mainly of exotic tree species, starting in the late 1800s in South Africa, then later in the early to mid 1900s in the rest of the region. Successful results from species and provenance trials led to large scale planting during the period 1920-1960, and also continued to broaden the species range and improve productivity of the various species. 
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Forest Plantations and Woodlots in Burundi
Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:41
Burundi is a small landlocked country covering 27 834 km² of which 25 200 km² are terrestrial. It is located in the Great Lakes region of Africa between 29°00’ and 30°54’ East and 2°20’ and 4°28’ South (RB, 2005). Burundi is positioned between the Republic of Rwanda to the north, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the west, and the United Republic of Tanzania to the east and south. It borders Lake Tanganyika, covering 32 600 km², of which 2 634 km² is within Burundian waters (Figure 1). According to the general census of August 2008, Burundi’s population was estimated at 8 037 000 inhabitants comprising 51.1% women and 48.9% men. The density of 289 inhabitants per km² makes Burundi one of the African countries with highest population densities (RB/UNDP, 2010). EN | FR
Forest Plantations and Woodlots in Ethiopia
Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:37
Ethiopia is a landlocked country situated in East Africa between 3-15° N latitude and 33-48° E longitude covering an area of about 1.2 million square kilometres. With an estimated population of 80.7 million, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa. The economy is predominantly rural with the agricultural sector providing employment for about 85% of the population and 90% of the country’s export value. The economy had registered encouraging but mixed results, with a negative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of -3.3 % 2002/03, followed by a strong positive performance of 11.9% and 10.6% growth during the subsequent two years, 2003/04 and 2004/05 (PASDEP, 2007). During 2002/03-2004/05, annual real GDP growth averaged 6.4%. The country is a federal state divided into nine regions, largely on the basis of ethnic differences. EN | FR
Forest Plantations and Woodlots in Kenya
Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:31
Kenya has a total surface area of 582 646 km², and a population total of just over 40 million with a growth rate of 2.7% (2009 census). The total state forest area is estimated at 2.35 million ha (about 2.7% of Kenya’s land area) out of which 1.57 million ha are gazetted and 0.78 million ha ungazetted forests. In addition, there is approximately 2.1 million ha of other woodlands, 24.8 million ha of bush land and 10.7 million ha of wooded grassland. The number and volume of trees on farm are considerable in Kenya, particularly on small- and medium size farms in the highlands, but it is impossible to translate these tree resources into an area equivalent figure. EN | FR
Forest Plantations and Woodlots in Rwanda
Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:27
Rwanda is a small, landlocked country in Central Eastern Africa. It is located between latitudes 104’ and 2051’ South and longitudes 28045’ and 31015’ East. The territory of Rwanda covers a surface area of 26 338 km2. It borders four countries, viz. the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania (Figure 1). The population was estimated at 10.1 million people in 2009 (NISR, 2010) and, therefore, the average population density is 384 people per km2, which is one of the highest in the world. The physiological density (people per area of arable land) is even higher, well in excess of 500 people per km2 (UNDP and UNEP, 2006). EN | FR
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