Republic of the Marshall Islands Forest Resource Fact Sheet - 2001
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Republic of the Marshall Islands Forest Resource Fact Sheet - 2001 | ||
Investment in State's Cooperative Programs:
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Program |
FY 2000 Federal |
FY 2000 State |
FY 2001 Title II,V & VIII Federal Estimate |
FY 2001 Title II, V & VIII State Estimate |
FY 2001 Title IV Federal Estimate |
FY 2001 Title IV Federal Estimate |
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Forest Health Management |
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Forest Health Monitoring |
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State Fire Assistance |
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Volunteer Fire Assistance |
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Forest Stewardship Program |
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Stewardship Incentives Program |
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Forest Legacy Program |
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Urban and Community Forestry |
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Economic Action Programs |
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Pacific NW Assistance (R-5&6) |
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Forest Resource Information and Analysis |
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Natural Resource Conservation Education |
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TOTAL
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The Marshall Islands did not receive a USDA Forest Service grant in FY2000 and has not requested one for FY2001.
The cooperative programs are administered and implemented through a partnership between the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the USDA Forest Service and many other private and government entities. These programs promote the health and productivity of the Marshall's trees, agroforest lands and rural economies. Emphasis focuses on wood, food and other agroforest products, coastal protection, rural economies and conservation practices. The goal is to maintain and improve the health of the Marshall's urban and rural forests, agroforests and related economies. These programs:
Reduce costs through the use of partnerships,
Increase values through sustained productivity of forests, and
Are voluntary, and use non-regulatory approaches.
Key issues:
Key issues which the Marshall's and federal programs will address together in the next few years include:
Urbanization
Environmental degradation as a result of agrodeforestation
Natural Disasters
Economic development
Environmental awareness of both traditional and political leaders
Nutrition
Forest Facts and Accomplishments
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SELECTED FACTS |
Numbers |
SELECTED RESULTS |
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Population |
58,800 |
Stewardship Plans Prepared (current year) |
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Acres of Forest Land |
44,460 |
Area Under Stewardship Plans (current year) |
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Acres of Non-Industrial Private Forest Land |
44,460 |
Area Under Stewardship Plans (all years) |
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Number of NIPF Landowners |
Rural Acres Planted |
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Acres of Federal Land Under State Fire Protection |
Technical Assists to Private Landowners |
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Acres of Private Land Under State Fire Protection |
Rural Fire Departments Assisted |
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Number Rural Fire Departments |
Rural Fire Department Volunteers Trained |
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Number of Cities and Towns |
29 |
Acres Surveyed for Forest Health |
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Forest Based Employment |
Forest Health Assistance visits |
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Forest Based Earnings |
Cities and Urban Areas Assisted |
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Economic Impact of Forestry (by rank) |
Economic Action Grants to Rural Areas |
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State Forestry Budget |
Technology transfer and Workshops |
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) consists of 29 low-lying coral islands and 5 islands in the Central Pacific Ocean. The total dry land (all NIPF) is about 44,460 acres. This land area is occupied by a resident population of 58,800 of whom nearly all share ownership in some parcels of land, managed primarily as agroforests. Approximately 30,000 people live in Majuro and 11,500 in Kwajalein, mainly Ebeye, giving a combined urban population of about two thirds of the total population of RMI. Of the twenty-nine atoll municipalities, ten are actively participating in the U&CF program.
Program Highlights :
Urban and Community Forestry: Majuro and Ebeye local councils (Ebeye 2000) are now established with their tree advisory boards. Coordinated efforts in resource planning, tree planting and environmental awareness are being carried out as well.
Cooperative Fire Protection: Forest Service fire funding has assisted in the accomplishment of the overall department suppression objectives and acquisition of equipment, supplies, and services required to improve the fire department capability to suppress fires and to train present and new personnel. Services have been expanded to areas previously receiving few or no fire protection services.
Forest Stewardship/Forest Resource Management/Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources: Sustainable agriculture/agroforestry projects in several additional atolls are well underway. Communities are being trained to implement their own projects. Key starting activities include the community mobilization approach, resources assessment and inventory, and agriculture and resource planning, and nursery establishment. The RMI Agroforestry Section has hired an agroforestry officer, responsible for the activities of the federal programs above. About 8,000 seedlings were produced and distributed.
For more information contact:
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Fred Muller, Chief of Agriculture Ministry of Resources & Development PO box 1727, Majuro MH Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960 Phone: 692-625-3206 Fax: 692-625-3005 Email: agridiv@ntamar.com |
Leigh Beck, Director USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry 1323 Club Drive Vallejo, CA 94592 Phone: (707) 562-8920 Fax: (707) 562-9054 Email: lbeck@fs.fed.us |
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