Case studies on forest and watershed development in Asia and the Pacific

The next morning Florestal Rio Doce S A was visited. A E. urophylla progeny/provenance trial, a spacing trial and a seed orchard were inspected. A visit was made to look at and discuss management of a natural forest reserve and a trial of enrichment planting with indigenous species. The participants travelled back to Victoria for the overnight stay and end of the tour. On Thursday 4 September I flew from Vitoria to Rio de Janeiro, spending two nights there before flying back to Armidale via Los Angeles, Honolulu and Sydney.

Case studies on forest and watershed development in Asia and the Pacific

The Eighth World Forestry Congress in Jakarta in 1978 demonstrated the importance of authoritative information about forest land management practices. Consultations among staff of the East-West Environment and Policy Institute (EAPI) of the East-West Centre in Honolulu and visiting experts resulted in a recommendation that case studies of ongoing or recent forest development projects be prepared. Fifteen candidate case studies were considered and after working outlines were submitted seven sites were chosen. One was the Gogol Woodchip Project near Madang. I was able to use my study leave time as a visiting scientist at the Division of Forest Research CSIRO Canberra to prepare a draft manuscript. A workshop was held in Honolulu in September 1980 for authors to finesse the case studies. The EAPI submitted each manuscript to peers for review and final revisions were made according to the comments and criticisms received. The case studies were published in 1983.153

153 Davidson J 1983 Forestry in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study of the Gogol Woodchip Project Near Madang. Pp 19 - 138 In Hamilton L S (ed) Forest and Watershed Development and Conservation in Asia and the Pacific. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 560 pp.