Adaptation Actions

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27 - Practice pollarding/topping to enhance for wind resistance in key species

28 - Prune and thin planted forests before a cyclone

29 - Prop young trees with braces to enhance wind resistance

30 - Establish green belts/wind breaks around and within planted forests

31 - Practice proactive management of forests (remove old, dead, diseased species that may cause damage during cyclones

32 - Selectively harvest large, cyclone-vulnerable trees and allow small trees to remain.

33 - Establish seed orchards in cyclone-resistant and secured locations

34 - Take out insurance on planted forests and forestry equipment

35 - Identify and plant dwarf fruit trees

36 - Identify and encourage plantation establishment in areas less affected by cyclones

37 - Discourage introduction of foreign tree species with low wind tolerance

38 - Plant local, endemic, long-cyclone resistant species

39 - Establish permanent sample plots to investigate the impacts of cyclones of certain forests and tree species

40 - Practice enrichment planting in cyclone/storm affected forests

41 - Develop plans and products that utilize (re use) cyclone-damaged trees and branches

376 - Plan and promote forest eco-tourism activities for dryer areas during prolonged rainy periods

377 - Design forest tourism activities that are rain-proof (indoor activities- greenhouses and indoor botanical gardens)

378 - Make personal pesticides available to tourists in mosquito-prevalent areas

379 - Construct tourism facilities (bungalows) with durable non-weathering timber species (not likely to rot)

380 - Advise tourism operators on differing weathering properties of various forest products

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