 | Obstacles to Tree Planting in Arid and Semi-Arid lands: Comparative Case Studies from India and Kenya (UNU, 1982, 63 p.) |
 |  | Acknowledgements |
| | Summary and conclusions |
|  | 1. Introduction and purpose of the study |
| | The United Nations University programme |
| | Objective of the study |
| | Choice of study areas |
| | Definitions and distribution of arid and semi-arid lands |
| | Benefits of trees-the "4-E Package" |
| | Recent trends in forestry |
| | 2. India |
| | Forestry policy, strategy, and organization |
| | Selection of the study area |
| | Resources and needs for forest products and services |
| | Overcoming the major obstacles to tree planting |
| | The Gujarat community forestry project |
| | 3. Kenya |
| | Land Tenure and use |
| | Definition and distribution of the arid and semi-arid zones |
| | Government policy on arid zone development |
| | Forestry organization and policy |
| | Rural afforestation and extension |
| | Needs for forest products and services in the arid zone |
| | Current programmes of afforestation in the arid zone |
| | Overcoming the major obstacles to tree planting |
| | 4. India and Kenya: Comparisons and contrasts |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Environmental and technical factors |
| | Institutional factors |
| | Social and economic factors |
| | Appendix 1. Outline of a four-week training course in community forestry and extension at the commonwealth forestry institute Oxford |
| | Appendix 2. Proposal for a 35-hour course in agro-forestry for agricultural students (third-year degree) |
| | Appendix 3. Summer courses at the commonwealth forestry institute, Oxford |
| | References |
| | Other UNU publications |
Acknowledgements
The field work for this study was undertaken during sabbatical leave granted by Oxford University authorities to the author. Acknowledgement is given to the General Board of the University and to the Head of the Forestry Department.
Many people facilitated this study by giving up time for office discussions or field tours and by providing published and unpublished material as well as personal hospitality To all of them the United Nations University and the author express their thanks. Of particular help were Mr R.D.H. Rowe (World Bank, Delhi), Mr B.K. Jhala (Gujarat Forest Department), and the staff of UNESCO in Nairobi and Ngurunit (Kenya). Sections of the text concerned with sociological aspects were contributed or revised by Professors D. Brokensha and P. Castri (University of California).
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