Forestry training manual for the Africa region: Session 3 : The forests of the world, peace corps' forestry goals, the individual volunteer's role

Forestry training manual for the Africa region

		Acknowledgements
		Trainee guidelines
		Training program overview
		Conducting the training program
		Presenting the sessions
		Words about transition
		Session 1 : Welcome, expectations, and evaluation criteria
		Session 2 : Special projects
		Session 3 : The forests of the world, peace corps' forestry goals, the individual volunteer's role
		Session 4 : Record keeping - group process
		Session 5 : Video tapes
		Session 6 : Agro-forestry data collection
		Session 7 : Feedback
		Session 8 : Flowers, seeds, the beginning
		Session 9 : Nutrition
		Session 10 : Non-verbal communication
		Session 11 : Germination
		Session 12 : Coping skills
		Session 13 : Basic site selection, planning & layout of a nursery
		Session 14 : Review of trainees' nursery plan
		Session 15 communication through illustration
		Session 16 : Soil preparation, seedbed sowing
		Session 17 : Individual interviews
		Session 18 : Reproduction by clippings and nursery review
		Session 19 : Introduction to extension
		Session 20 : Protection and record keeping (Insect collection)
		Session 20A : Chicken preparation
		Session 21 : The volunteers' role as an extensionist
		Session 22 : Tropical horticulture: care, tending and disease control
		Session 23 : Women in development - part I
		Session 24 : Team building
		Session 25 : Building and using a rustic transit
		Session 26 : Women in development - part II
		Session 27 : Working with groups as an extension worker
		Session 28 : Trees: identification & planting
		Session 29 : Lesson plan and use of visual aids in teaching
		Session 30 : The ugly American
		Session 31 : Catchments - sowing of seedlings into catchments
		Session 32 : Weekly interview
		Session 33 : Agro-forestry
		Session 34 : Community analysis introduction
		Session 35 : Soils
		Session 36 : Community analysis
		Session 37 : Irrigation
		Session 38 : Review of expectations - mid-way
		Session 39 : Problem analysis
		Session 40 : Soil erosion
		Session 41 : Species report - research demonstration
		Session 42 : Cultural values
		Session 43 : Wellbeing
		Session 44 : Field trip overview
		Session 45 : Agro-forestry reports
		Session 46 : Weekly interview
		Session 47 : Leave on week-long field trip
		Session 48 : Pesticides
		Session 49 : Review of field trips
		Session 50 : Resources
		Session 51 : Area measurement, pacing, compass use
		Session 52 : Compost heap - greenhouse construction - germination percentage
		Session 53 : Culture shock
		Session 54 : Range management
		Session 55 : Grafting and fruit trees
		Session 56 : Professional approaches to interaction with host country officials
		Session 57 : Project planning: goal setting
		Session 58 : Final interviews
		Session 59 : Ecology teams presentations
		Session 60 : Graduation

Session 3 : The forests of the world, peace corps' forestry goals, the individual volunteer's role

Total time 2 hours 30 minutes

Goals

- To have the participants brainstorm key problems and possible solutions concerning forestry, reforestation and afforestation,

- To provide a global view of forestry today and in the future,

- To provide information on Peace Corps' forestry goals,

- To have the participants commence journal keeping.

Overview

This session focuses on the global view of the world' a disappearing forests. The discussion moves to Peace Corps' goals in forestry and finally brings into perspective what an individual Volunteer can do. The trainees search for possible problems and solutions based upon their own knowledge.

Exercises

1. Problems and Solutions in Forestry

2. Forestry' Global Perspective, Peace Corps' Goals, Volunteer's Role

3. Journal Keeping

Materials

Flip charts, marker pens, tape notebooks with tabs.

Exercise 1 Problem and Solutions in forestry

Total Time 30 minutes

Overview

The participants will brainstorm and record forestry problems and possible solutions.

Procedures

Activities

1. The trainer asks the participants to form small groups of both foresters and generalists. The groups are asked to brainstorm and fiat on newsprint all the forestry problems about which they are familiar and any possible solutions.

Time

15 minutes

Activities

2. The lists are presented to the large group.

Time

10 minutes

Activities

3. The trainer summarizes the activity and illustrates similarities and

differences.

Time

5 minutes

Trainer's Note: These fiats should also be saved because they will be used again a part of a later exercise. It is advisable to keep them posted if possible.

Exercise 2 Forestry Global Perspective, Peace Corps' Goals, Volunteer's Role

Total time 1 hour 30 minutes

Overview

This exercise provides information on the world problems in forestry. Peace Corps' goals are explained and the trainees are encouraged to realize that as individual Volunteers they can play a part in changing the grim prediction for the world's forests.

Procedures

Activities

1. The trainer or visiting authority on forestry lectures on the global picture. The lecture follows.

Time

20 minutes

Activities

2. The trainer or Program Manager from Peace Corps lectures about Peace Corps' goals for forestry. The outline follows.

Time

20 minutes

Activities

3. The trainer lectures about what the individual can do.

Time

20 minutes

Activities

4. The trainer and/or speakers ask for questions from the participants. He/ she summarizes and illustrates that Volunteers are a part of a large picture and have a valuable job to do. We are going to spend the next five weeks getting ready to do that job.

Time

15 minutes

Activities

5. At this time, the director of the conference/training center may want to say a few words of welcome and give a tour of the training facilities.

Time

15 minutes

Trainer’s Note: Sample lectures are provided as guidelines. You will want to put these views in your own words. Depending upon the resource people available at the time of the training, however, you may not need to worry about lecture preparation.

GLOBAL DEFORESTATION

I. Causes of Deforestation

A. Clearcutting for agriculture

1. Shifting agriculture

2. Colonization

3. Unemployment

4. Land tenure

5. Cattle raising

B. Firewood gathering

1. 4/5 of volume removed from tropical forests is for firewood

2. Charcoal production

C. Logging

1. Clearcutting

2. Damage to standing timber left 55% of stand

3. Little reforestation

II. Success of reforestation will include

A. Technical proficiency

B. Personal fulfillment

C. Agency accomplishment

D. Community involvement

III. Selection of areas of action out of awareness of total picture

A. Result of deforestation

1. Erosion

2. Loss of raw material

3. Siltation

4. Soil infertility

5. Economic los

6. Extinction of flora and fauna

7. Lack and/or reduction of water

8. Lack of toilet paper

PEACE CORPS' FORESTRY GOALS

I. Ideal: Educate people in:

A. Conservation

B. Rational utilization of resources

II. Practical: Plant as many trees as possible.

III. What to do:

A. Agency Problems

1. Political

2. Emphasis of technical

3. Lack of interest

4. Efforts to not address problems

5. Lack of resources

6. Laws

7. No cooperation with other agencies: no cooperation among field of specialization

B. Farmer/Community Problems

1. Have other problems to solve

2. Getting people together is difficult

3. Level of education is usually low

4. Cultural habits

IV. The Answer?

A. Forestry Measures

1. Agro-forestry systems

2. Village woodlots

3. Intensive plantations

4. Better management - reserves

5. Regulation of logging practices

6. Application of known technology

7. Research

B. E bring Actions

1. National development patterns

2. Alternatives - food supply

3. Increase crop yields

4. Land tenure

5. Effective attention to energy

6. Conservation of forest products

7. Better stoves - recycling

8. Reduce waste

9. Population

Exercise 3 Journal Keeping

Total time 45 minutes

Overview

As scientists, it is important for participants to collect data daily and keep a journal as part of their profession. It is a key to recording information and provides a tool for trainees to use once they have loft the security of the training program. The journal can be used for project management and continued learning, as well as goal setting, planning and personal reflection.

Procedures

Activities

1. Introduce the purpose of the session.

Time

2 minutes

Activities

2. Explain to the group (with the use of a flip chart) the following format for journal use (provide notebooks with tabs). Divide the journal into the following sections:

A. Weekly goals (for learning during training, then for tasks during volunteer service),

B. Daily activity log,

C. Community analysis questions and data,

D. Community problem analysis,

E. Personal reflections, personal learnings,

F. Scientific, climatic data,

G. Language words I hear and want to look up.

Time

10 minutes

Activities

3. Ark the group to begin making their first journal entries by writing their personal learning goals for the week. Under each goal, try to write as many objectives as possible. Relate this back to "responsibility for one's own learning."

Time

30 minutes

Activities

4. Explain that there will be quiet time every evening for a half hour of journal writing.

Time

3 minutes