(a) Describe lumbering in Zaire under the following headings (I) favourable factors (II) problems of...

Explanation

(I) Favourable Factors of Lumbering in Zaire

(i) Presence of economic trees

(ii) High demand for timber for local construction

(iii) Presence of River Congo and roads for transportation of logs

(iv) Government policy favours reservation of forest

(v) Less capital intensive

(vi) Cheap labour (vii) High demand for hard wood in foreign countries

(viii) Demand for wood as fuel (ix) Efficient sawmill industries (x) Favourable equatorial climate

(xi) Fertile soil.

(II) Problems of Exploitation

(i) Difficult to locate the mature trees in the dense forest

(ii) Difficulty in felling big trees (iii) Transportation problem caused by difficult terrain

(iv) Destruction of natural vegetation (v) Inadequate capital

(vi) Gradual depletion of economic trees vii) High cost of transportation

(III) Contribution to the Economy.

(i) Source of revenue to the government (ii) Employment opportunities

(iii) Raw materials for saw mill industries (iv) Planks are used for building houses/furniture

(v) Planks ale used for railway construction and bridge

(vi) Foreign exchange earnings (vii) Income to lumber jacks

(viii) For building of canoes and boats (ix) Source of telephone and electric poles