Symposium address.

Abstract

The theme of this symposium is an interesting and timely one, as we face into a new forestry programme. Under this programme, we are set to reach 10% forest cover by the turn of the century, and to make a major investment in the forestry sector. We must ensure that this investment is of maximum benefit and that our forests will be a valuable basis for industry, an element in rural development and agricultural restructuring, and as an asset to our environment...