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Date created: 06 Jun 2006
Owner: UNEP
Source: UNEP
Description: Teak plantations in Southern Sudan when well managed can generate over $50 million annually. However, with the lack of capacity, sustainable management plans and the rampant illicit trade million of dollars are being lost annually.
Keywords: forest degradation, forests, wood fuels |
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Title: Portable sawmill in a teak plantation in Kagelu, Central Equatoria
Date created: -
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Description: Plantations such as this teak stand in Kagelu, Central Equatoria, are a valuable asset and potential source of hard currency for Southern Sudan. Commercial exploitation of the forest resources of Southern Sudan is expected to expand with peace and road network improvements. The challenge will be to develop the industry in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Keywords: deforestation, forest conservation, forests, forestry, sustainable development, environmental management, sustainable economic development, sustainable production, Bahr el Jabal (Central Equatoria) state, domestic trade |
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Title: High rainfall woodland savannah in Bor district, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: forests, Bor, Bor county, Jonglei state |
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Title: High rainfall woodland savannah with a small seasonal wetland in Wau district, Western Bahr el Ghazal
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: forests, vegetation, Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal |
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Title: Fuelwood vendors in Red Sea state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Deforestation is a major cause of land degradation in desert environments. Tree cover is concentrated in seasonal wadis, where is helps retain soil that would otherwise be swept away by wind and flash floods
Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, forests, forestry, wood fuels, general energy issues, desertification, deserts, land degradation, soil degradation, Red Sea state |
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Title: During the major north-south conflict, the town of Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal was a centre for the teak trade
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: The trade was effectively halted by the closing of the rail link; only a small-scale teak trade subsists today
Keywords: forests, forestry, Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, domestic trade |
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Title: Officials and representatives from both the hosting and refugee communities inspect a community tree nursery in Fau 5 camp
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
Owner: IUCN - SOLSES
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Keywords: agroforestry, forest conservation, forests, forestry, internally displaced people, post-conflict reconstruction, refugees, war-to-peace transition, environmental management, sustainable economic development, community development, livelihoods |
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Title: These teak trees have not been tended for 20 years, so the productivity of the plantation is well below potential
Date created: 27 Jun 2007
Owner:
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Description: The plantations, however, are a valuable asset
Keywords: forest conservation, forests, forestry, environmental risks, sustainable production, Bahr el Jabal, Bahr el Jabal (Central Equatoria) state, Yei, agricultural trade, domestic trade |
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Title: Acacia nilotica in Sennar state.
Date created: 27 Jun 2007
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Description: The density and variety of tree cover increases further south, following rain patterns
Keywords: forests, forestry, Sennar state |
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Title: Wau district, Western Bahr el Ghazal
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
Owner:
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Description: When shifting agriculture becomes unsustainable, forest cover disappears permanently
Keywords: agroforestry, deforestation, forest conservation, forest degradation, forests, land use, agriculture, forestry, land degradation, soil degradation, Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal |
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Title: A settlement in the semi-desert north of El Fasher, Northern Darfur
Date created: 27 Jun 2007
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Description: The combination of drought, desertification, over-population and over-exploitation has drastically reduced forest cover in Northern Darfur
Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, forests, forestry, environmental risks, internally displaced people, refugees, land degradation, El Fasher, Northern Darfur state, population |
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Title: This open woodland adjacent to a burnt village near El Geneina, Western Darfur, has been deliberately destroyed
Date created: 27 Jun 2007
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Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, forests, forestry, armed conflicts, environmental risks, war, El Geneina, Western Darfur state |
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Title: This timber bound for sale in Khartoum comes from 500 km south, near Renk in Upper Nile state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, forests, forestry, energy supply, wood fuels, Khartoum, Renk, Upper Nile state, domestic trade |
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Title: The opportunity exists for Southern Sudan to extract much better value from each felled tree than is obtained at present
Date created: 27 Jun 2007
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Description: Teak plantations alone could potentially generate up to USD 50 million per year in export revenue, but the commercial timber industry is in need of reform to ensure that its practices are environmentally sustainable
Keywords: forests, forestry, sustainable development, sustainable production, governance, foreign trade policy |
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