Refugees and forestry

Reference Type	Report
Year of Publication	1990
Author	Author: William H. Helin
Date Published	04/1990
Publisher	USAID
Language	English
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Collection Topic	Agroforestry
Keywords	fuelwood desertification housing refugee camps
Abstract	In this paper, Helin looks at the impact refugees make on local forest resources for housing materials and fuelwood needs. Long-term refugee camps have often negatively impacted the environment to the point of desertification. Helin proposes that agroforestry projects be enacted near refugee camps so as to save the local environment from complete devastation.
Notes	Paper prepared for the Forestry Support Program USAID.
Number of pages	25 pp.