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IMPACT OF TIMBER PLANTATIONS Do they really eradicate poverty?

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1 IMPACT OF TIMBER PLANTATIONS Do they really eradicate poverty?

2 SOCIAL IMPACT Has research been done to prove? Divides the community Water shortage (Mtuba, Rivers) Food crisis Who really gains? Land for whose benefit

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5 ECOLOGICAL IMPACT: best rainfall areas

6 Mariepskop forestry station (mm) Mean Annual Run Off : Klaserie River (m2) 1935 – 1964 Period Rainfall, mmRun-off, cubic meters 1935 - 401729143.07 million 1941 - 45112248.72 million 1946 – 50133238.43 million 1955 - 60206028.72 million 1961 - 64130816.58 million

7 Ecological Water conservation Impact on underground water? Sustainable use of water? Soil conservation: erosion & siltation Grasslands for water Biodiversity Fires Cara &WfW Climate change

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10 ECONOMIC IMPACT 1ha gum vs ha of integrated farming Real benefits? Export What do we lose? (water, biodiversity, wildlife, Jobs & salaries EIAs (EC & KZN) Imported paper

11 Concerns! Regulator vs promotion of plantations FSC EIAs True reflection & impact of the deal

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