Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- PART 1 TECHNOLOGY -- Chapter 1  Introduction -- 1.1 The imperative of afforestation and reforestation -- 1.1 Afforestation and reforestation for conservation -- 1.2 Afforestation and reforestation for subsistence economy and livelihoods -- 1.3 Afforestation, reforestation, forest restoration and tree planting -- 1.4 Afforestation for industrial-commercial purposes -- 1.5 The technology of afforestation 1.6 Participation of local communities -- 1.7 Constraints in afforestation and reforestation -- 1.8 Constraints specific to arid and semi-arid areas -- 1.9 Costs in afforestation -- Chapter 2  Nursery Techniques -- 2.1 Establishment of a new nursery -- 2.2 Plant production plan -- 2.3 Planning seasonal activities -- 2.4 Procurement and storage of seeds -- 2.5 Procurement of manure, clay and sand -- 2.6 Procurement and storage of polypots -- 2.7 Filling the polypots -- 2.8 Preparing seedbeds and motherbeds -- 2.9 Sowing seeds in polypots and beds -- 2.10. Transplanting and potting -- 2.11 Irrigating plants in pots and beds -- 2.12 Weeding and cleaning -- 2.13 Protection from insects and pests -- 2.14 Pot turning -- 2.15 Preparing and planting cuttings -- 2.16. Culling, selection and grading -- 2.17 Transportation of plants -- Chapter 3  Site Selection, Survey and Treatment Plan -- 3.1 Site Selection -- 3.2 Surveying a site using chain & compass 3.3 Plain table survey -- 3.4 Tachymetric survey -- 3.5 Advanced automatic surveying equipment -- 3.6 Setting out contours with hydrostatic level -- 3.7 Setting out engineering structures with hsl -- 3.8 Site treatment plan -- Chapter 4  Fencing Work -- 4.1 Stone wall fence -- 4.2 Ditch-cum-bund fence -- 4.3 Barbed-wire fence -- 4.4 Live-hedge in fencing -- 4.5 Entrance gate and inspection path -- Chapter 5  Soil-and-Water Conservation Works -- 5.1 Alignment of structures -- 5.2 Digging of contour trench -- 5.3 Digging of v-ditch -- 5.4 Digging of pits -- 5.5 Contour dike-cum-terraces -- 5.6 Bench terraces and gradoni -- 5.7 Contour bunds and contour furrows -- 5.8 Vegetative barriers -- 5.9 Loose-stone checkdams -- 5.10 Stopdams and weirs -- 5.11 Earthen embankments -- Chapter 6  Planting, Regeneration, Aftercare and Maintenance -- 6.1 Time and season for planting -- 6.2 Transporting plants to pits -- 6.3 The operation of planting -- 6.4 Making of pit-saucers -- 6.5 Beating up casualties -- 6.6 Ensuring continued protection -- 6.7 Replacement of casualties -- 6.8 Removal of weeds -- 6.9 Hoeing the plants -- 6.10 Watering the plants -- 6.11 Fertilising and manuring -- 6.12 Growth of plants -- 6.13 Tending the rootstock -- 6.14 Maintenance of s&wc structures -- 6.15 Plantation maintenance in sand dunes -- 6.16 Long-term maintenance -- PART 2 MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 7  Costing and Estimation of Works -- 7.1 Schedule of labour rates -- 7.2 Model treatment plans -- 7.3 Units of measurement and conversion tables -- Chapter 8  Organizing and Staffing Programmes and Projects -- 8.1 Organisation structure and staffing -- 8.2 Organisational effectiveness -- Chapter 9  Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation -- 9.1 Planning time-critical activities -- 9.2 Monitoring, evaluation and review -- 9.3 Quality control and work productivity -- 9.4 Recordkeeping and documentation -- Chapter 10  Ensuring Sustainability -- 10.1 Institutional sustainability -- 10.2 Resource sustainability.

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