English: Garnett's Bushbaby (Galago garnettii syn. Otolemur garnettii) is a nocturnal primate that is common in Diani Forest on the coast of Kenya Title: The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa Identifier: conservationatla92saye (find matches) Year: 1992 (1990s) Authors: Sayer, J. A. , Harcourt, C. S. , Collins, N. M. Subjects: Publisher: IUCN Contributing Library: UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge Digitizing Sponsor: UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Eastern Africa Text Appearing After Image: Ganiett 's bmhhaby Gaiago garncttii, (s a nocturnal pnniatc tliat is coinmoii in Diani forest on the eoasl of Kenya. C. Harcourt Slowly forestry departments are recognising that protection by force cannot maintain forest cover in the long run. In many areas protection measures have failed, largely as a result of economic problems. Tanzania, for example, no longer has the field capabil- ity to protect forests. This is reflected in the lack of convictions for forest offences. Governments, often assisted by international aid agencies, are attempting to develop sustainable land use practices in key forest areas so as to reduce pressure on forest resources. Projects usually involve a combination of community agroforestry techniques for fuelwood production, improved agricultural pro- ductivity, conservation awareness and increased forest protection. Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia have either completed or have begun a Tropical Forestry Action Plan (TFAP) and a National Conservation Strategy (NCS). The intention of such plans has been to reinforce the long-term strategic importance of natural forests in agriculture, water and energy. The TFAP views com- mercial use as a secondary activity wherever there are environ- mental concerns, and calls for industrial wood needs to be met from plantations on non-forest land. Such programmes have, how- ever, met with mixed success. The Tanzanian TFAP forest sector review, for example, contrasts markedly with the Kenya review in its detailed coverage of environmental issues. Detailed planning is still inadequate and few natural forests have working or management plans. Mapping is incomplete, resource inventories and documentation usually poor. There is a need for much greater investment in the natural forest if it is to survive and continue to provide resources in the face of growing land pressure. Surveys of forest status can be found in FAOAJNEP (1981) and are further summarised in FAO (1988a). The World Bank has provided status reports on the forestry sector for many countries, although these do not always comment on natural forest or bio- diversity. MacKinnon and MacKinnon (1986) provided a compre- hensive review of conservation needs for protected areas of Africa based on ^X'hite's vegetation types. Descriptions of existing protected areas - regrettably, these are rarely forests - are found in lUCN (1987a, b). Patterns of biodiversity are detailed in Stuart el at. (1990). Sudan Rain forests in Sudan are restricted to forest and grassland mosaics on die Imatong, Dongotona and Didinga mountains on the southern bor- der of the country, and to the wetter south-western border with Zaire (see Figure 17.1; it has not been possible to obtain a recent, accurate veg- etation map of Sudan showing 'acmal' closed moist forest). Mangroves occur only in small and scattered patches on the Rad Sea coast, the pnncipal species being Aviccnnia manna, Rluzop/ioia and Bnigniera. The Southern Mountains are in three main blocks, Imatong, Dongotona and Didinga, comprising a total mountain area of 60,000 sq. km. The highest point is 3187 m at Kinyeti on the Imatongs, Mt Lotuke is 2963 m on Didinga and Dongtona reaches 2800 m Qackson, 1956). Receiving an annual rainfall of 1500 mm the mountains have great catchment value and support cash crops such as tea, a growing agricultural population, and both natural forest and plantation logging industries. The area above 2500 m has never been cultivated (Jenkins et at, 1977). The Imatongs are by far the largest mountains, and Jenkins et al. (1977) described lowland, lower montane and upper montane forest zones on them. The lowland forests are scattered patches of Milicia, Khaya and Albizia trees, while the lower montane forests are more diverse with Croton, Olea, Ocotea, PoJoearpns, Primus, Syzyghiiii and Teelea. The upper montane forests have Hagenia, Maesa and Podocarpus species merging into Gnidia-Hypeneiint heath. Upper montane forest is found on Didinga, which has only tiny patches of this type, while the Dongotona massif has a 17 sq. km relict of it. Tropical rain forest (the drier type of Guineo-Congolian rain forest) exists in small patches in the west and south of Sudan, e.g. around Talanga, Lott, I^mboni at the foot of the Imatongs, Azza in Mendi District and Yambio on the Aloma plateau. Annual rainfall exceeds 1 300 mm and emergent trees can reach 50 m. Cellis, Chiysophyllinn Figure 17.1 Approximate ecological zones of Sudan. Rain forests are restricted to the south and south-west (.Source: Hillman, 1985) Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.