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THE PROTECTION OF THE AFFORESTED AREAS 



It would be a useless waste of public funds to carry 

 out an afforestation scheme of any magnitude 

 throughout the country unless adequate steps were 

 taken to protect the woods created against the 

 dangers to which such property is exposed to a 

 greater extent perhaps than almost any other class. 



These dangers may arise from the action of man, 

 or may be due to the attacks of mammals, birds, 

 insects, and noxious fungus pests. 



Special legislation is usually required to protect 

 the forests from these dangers, and exists in all 

 countries where commercial forestry forms one of 

 the national industries. 



Prohibition against the Acts of Man 



The protection afforded by means of the power 

 to prosecute the trespasser or the man who has 

 committed a small theft within a forest area is not 

 sufficient for the safeguarding of forest property. 

 The laws in force in a country would punish acts of 

 this kind by a moderate fine or a short period of 

 simple imprisonment. If through the carelessness 

 of the individual whilst committing the trespass 



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