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Fuelwood is the main product of tropical dry forests. Fuelwood
harvesting in dry forests is often indiscriminate and along
with frequent fire and overgrazing it contributes to forest
degradation and desertification. Many pilot schemes for dry
forest management have been carried out in Africa (not always
specifically aimed at fuelwood production but combating desertification,
etc), but this is not yet leading to widespread application.
A reason cited for this is the limited involvement of the
population in these schemes. Unlike many silvicultural systems
in the wet tropics, which are based on natural regeneration,
plantations (often with exotic species) are frequently used
in dry forests. Alternative systems are coppicing systems
with enrichment by sowing of seeds of native species, which
have been employed with apparent success in Burkina Faso.
Lopping is another management technique that is used to stimulate
fodder production. Outside Africa, community-driven Joint
Forest Management schemes show promise in restoring degrading
dry forests in India.
The main problem of mangrove management is often not in the
first place overharvesting but conversion and changes in the
hydrological conditions required by mangroves. Management
thus requires addressing those issues. Mangroves produce fuelwood,
charcoal and bark (for tannins). Only in Asia, mangroves forests
have been under management for a long time, sometimes over
100 years. Silvicultural systems have been developed based
either on selection or clear-felling. Mangrove plantations
were also established, either enrichment planting in areas
under clear-felling management or as reforestation or afforestation.
TBI sources
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TBI sources
 Urrego,
L.E. (1997). Los Bosques Inundables
del Medio Caquetá . Caracterización y Sucesión.
(Floodable forests in the Middle Caquetá: characterization
and succession).
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