Forestry is Life

The Swahili slogan 'Misitu ni uhai' means Forestry is Life. This is what forestry world wide is all about! I have a long association with forestry, trees, the environment and I have planted my share of trees. I also see my role as one to inspire people to plant trees. One or two is just fine, but those who are able should be altruistic and plant trees for the good of mankind (or person-kind if that language is preferred - on second thought I will continue as it comes out of my head! I'm not particularly PC).

It is not too strong to say 'Forestry is Life' for our water, air and temperature depend on trees/forestry.


The first bold statement that I make is that if government are really interested in preserving this planet, they should provide incentives, assist or aid countries like Brazil and Zaire to protect and conserve the indigenous forest resource within their borders.

Another bold statement is that as the world's population grows, natural resources diminish - viz oil! Sustainable plantation forestry is one of the few renewable resources.