. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Indian Ocean Islands. I I Humon-induced secondary vegelolion VyA Low ollilude dry foresl [^ Low ollilude humid foresl ^Q Middle ollilude humid (ores! I I Humid monlone (oresl Humid monlone 4tof/o belerophyllo toiesl Humid Pandanus mon/oni/s ihitkel High ollilude shrublond ond gtosslond Swomps Figure Vegetation map of Reunion (.Sources: Doumenge and Renard, 1Q89, after Cadcl, 1980 and modified by J. Dupont) leaves, and all timber below 18 cm diameter, is sold to other sawmillers and woodmerchants. The Forestry Service sells fuel in the
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Indian Ocean Islands. I I Humon-induced secondary vegelolion VyA Low ollilude dry foresl [^ Low ollilude humid foresl ^Q Middle ollilude humid (ores! I I Humid monlone (oresl Humid monlone 4tof/o belerophyllo toiesl Humid Pandanus mon/oni/s ihitkel High ollilude shrublond ond gtosslond Swomps Figure Vegetation map of Reunion (.Sources: Doumenge and Renard, 1Q89, after Cadcl, 1980 and modified by J. Dupont) leaves, and all timber below 18 cm diameter, is sold to other sawmillers and woodmerchants. The Forestry Service sells fuel in the form of firewood and charcoal, the amount sold in 1083 (22,146 cu. m) being almost double that sold in 1980 (11,612 cu. m). In addition, a considerable amount of fire- wood and fodder is collected daily from the forests by the public. On Reunion, clearfelling of native tamarind {Acacia heterophylla) forest to encourage regeneration of straight-boled, even-aged stands, has been the object of intense debate among local conservationists and foresters. The unmanaged forests contain many old and wind- blown trees and have a rich epiphytic flora. The managed forests are species-poor and are prone to invasion by exotic trees and shrubs. The extent of management of these forests is now to be scaled down. Elsewhere on Reunion the total area of native forest is now reason- ably stable but there remains a serious threat to the indigenous bio- logical diversity from invasion by introduced exotic species. The French National Forestn' Office (ONF) is responsible for all forest management and conservation on Reunion. It controls a total of 1002 sq. km of land, 40 per cent of the island, but only 104 sq. km is sufficiently wooded to have any forestry potential. Some 555 sq. km of natural vegetation exists but much of this is high altitude dwarf scrub. There are areas of natural forest in small fragments throughout the island but most have been degraded by grazing, fuelwood and timber harvestin
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