PART II SELECTED CURRENT ISSUES IN THE FOREST SECTOR duties, as well as government borrowing; and, reports, the average total public expenditure on in the case of developing countries, forestry in 1999 was USS0.82 per hectare(FAO international financing through grants and 2002a). However, international financing loans. In addition, an important component of accounted for about 45 percent, making the domestic financing in some countries is revenue average level of domestic financing only collected in the form of charges, fees and levies. US$0. 45 per hectare Figure 7 shows total public expenditure on Trends in total public expenditure on forestry forestry per hectare in countries where Faced with many demands for public services, information was available. The countries with most governments assign a low priority to the highest levels of public expenditure on financing of forestry. In fact, several country forestry per hectare were those with relatively reports noted that public expenditure on small forested areas(Lesotho and Burundi). forestry accounted for less than 1 percent of the Others with high levels of public expenditure total, and it seems likely that this is the case Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire an throughout Africa. On the basis of 24 country Ghana. In the Niger, the high expenditure is Public expenditure on forestry per hectare in African countries, 1999 - Chad Central African Republic Gambia.43 1.54 5.49 Ethiopia Liberia 0.04 Cote d'lvoire /Burkina Fa Kenya Democratic Republic 14.76 Rwanda Malawi Madagascar sector in USS per hectare: Zimbabwe hore than USS2/ha 4567 Lesotho ■USs1-2/ha less than USSl/ha109 SECTOR FOREST THE IN ISSUES CURRENT SELECTED II PART ,and; borrowing government as well as, duties ,countries developing of case the in and grants through financing international of component important an, addition In. loans revenue is countries some in financing domestic .levies and fees, charges of form the in collected forestry on expenditure public total in Trends ,services public for demands many with Faced to priority low a assign governments most country several, fact In. forestry of financing on expenditure public that noted reports the of percent 1 than less for accounted forestry case the is this that likely seems it and, total country 24 of basis the On. Africa throughout on expenditure public total average the, reports ,FAO (hectare per 82.0$US was 1999 in forestry financing international, However). 2002a the making, percent 45 about for accounted only financing domestic of level average .hectare per 45.0$US on expenditure public total shows 7 Figure where countries in hectare per forestry with countries The. available was information on expenditure public of levels highest the relatively with those were hectare per forestry .(Burundi and Lesotho (areas forested small expenditure public of levels high with Others and Ivoire’d Côte, Ethiopia, Niger the included is expenditure high the, Niger the In. Ghana 7 FIGURE 1999, countries African in hectare per forestry on expenditure Public 16.2 Senegal Gambia 43.1 Guinea 30.2 Liberia 10.2 70.5 Ivoire’d Côte 94.4 Ghana 64.0 Faso Burkina 12.1 Mali 54.1 Nigeria 56.5 Niger Chad 35.0 04.0 Republic African Central 01.0 Republic Democratic Congo the of 66.0 Namibia Lesotho 67.45 18.0 Zimbabwe 56.1 Malawi 76.14 Rwanda 01.1 Tanzania of Republic United Madagascar 99.0 88.0 Uganda Kenya 08.1 Ethiopia 49.5 government of level Average forest the on expenditure :hectare per$ US in sector ha/2$US than more ha/2–$1$US ha/1$US than less