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The Forestry
Division of St. Lucia was established in 1946, and then upgraded to the status
of Forestry Department in 1984 and is currently supervised by a Chief Forest
Officer. The
Forestry Department is responsible for the survey and inventory of
Forest Reserves, especially those falling within the watershed
areas. The Department is organized into five Ranges (North, Dennery,
Millet, Soufriere and Quilesse Ranges), each with a Senior Forest
Officer and supporting staff. They have responsibility for all
commercial and conservation aspects of the Forest Management Plan.
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The Forest Management Plan provides
for all aspects of good forest management including plantations, the
promotion of social and agro forestry, watershed protection, the
environment and wildlife conservation. The Department has
spearheaded public education with campaigns to change local
attitudes towards wildlife, litter, deforestation and development.
The motto of
the Forestry Department, 'La Foway Say La Vie' ('La Foret C'est La
Vie' ) or 'The Forest is Life' provides a simple yet absolute
principal for the sustainable occupation of a small, tropical forest
island.
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