Commonwealth Forests

Chapter 6 Forest Research in the Commonwealth
THE CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH AMERICA

History

All the countries have small professional forestry cadres and few researchers. Most of the natural forests have been logged, but good progress has been made on regeneration methods and plantation technology. Forestry activity is, however, on a small scale and commonly concerned with the conservation of biological diversity, amenity (often in support of tourism) and small-scale plantations.