Conservation, management and use of forest genetic resources
1999
Ouedraogo, Abdou-Salam | Matig-Eyog, O. (Editor)
Significant levels of forest genetic resources (FGR) are threatened as a result of tropical deforestation and loss of genetic resources. Yet, in several countries the worldwide concern about the depletion of tropical forests still needs to be translated into action. While conservation, suitable management and use of tropical forests top the lists of priorities, our limited knowledge of the impacts of deforestation and the resulting fragmentation, uncontrolled exploitation and other threats to FGR constitute a serious constraint to the activities of national, regional and international institutions. The development of appropriate methods and strategies for conservation and suitable use of FGR should ensure and increase the contribution of the forestry sector to the livelihood of local communities and to national economies. To be effective, conservation of FGR needs to be integrated in the overall framework of suitable forest management. A better understanding of key factors is vital in implementing long-term, sound in situ conservation of genetic diversity in populations of forest trees. Ex situ conservation needs special attention, particularly for recalcitrant tree seeds. Conservation of FGR represents a challenge because of its close linkage with suitable forest management. With the wide range of new biotechnology methods and recent scientific and technical tools, and the urgent need to conserve and use FGR, partners in conservation have the responsibility to generate information and make it available to assist countries in making informed decisions and implementing effective conservation and use strategies.
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