I should like to know the exact position about afforestation and reafforestation in these areas.
Afforestation and reafforestation with conifers is occurring in areas where those trees do not grow naturally.
Our support to forestry programmes in developing countries through the aid programme is designed to encourage sustainable forestry and forest conservation and includes reafforestation activities.
Most of the £82,000 set aside for agricultural development has been spent on land reclamation, irrigation and reafforestation.
Planting is selective and is not intended to make a major contribution to reafforestation.
To go in for reafforestation means that you have to expend capital, and it may be 80 years before you get a return.
I draw particular attention to paragraph 3 of article 3 about "reafforestation and prevention of the extension of desert".
I am also glad to see that one of the three committees of the organisation will be concerned specifically with reafforestation and with forest management.
