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Download SPGS Guidelines

Here are SPGS Guidelines, including the new SPGS Tree Planting Guidelines for Uganda by Chapter. To download any of the Guidelines, please right click on the download icon below the name of the Guideline/chapter of your interest, select "Save link as" on the drop down menu, and save onto your PC.


SPGS Frequently Asked Questions v.5

Download FAQ BOOKLET v5-low.pdf

Guideline Community Planting

Download SPGS Community Planting Guide 2007.pdf

Cover Page for SPGS Tree Planting Guidelines

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Table of Contents and Introductions

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1. Tree Plantations and the SPGS

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2. Why Invest in Tree Plantations in Uganda

Download Why Invest in Tree Plantations in Uganda.pdf

3. Plantation Planning and Budgeting

Download Plantation Planning and Budgeting.pdf

4. Environmental and Social Issues

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5. Tree Species for Commercial Timber Production

Download Tree Species for Commercial Timber Production.pdf

6. Matching Tree Species to Site

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7. Tree Seed

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8. Tree Nurseries

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10. Growing Eucalyptus for Timber Poles and Fuelwood

Download Growing Eucalyptus for Timber Poles and Fuelwwod.pdf

11. Common Weeds and their Control

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9. Growing Commercial Pine Plantations

Download Establishing and Managing Commercial Pine Plantations in Uganda.pdf

12. Safe Use of Glyphosate Herbicide

Download Safe Use of Glyphosate Herbicide.pdf

13. Land Preparation

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14. Planting and Beating Up

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15. Taungya

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16. Forest Fire Protection

Download Forest Fire Protection.pdf

17. Common Pests and Diseases of Ugandan Plantations

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18. Measuring Trees and Monitoring Plantatin Growth

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19. Pruning for High Quality Timber

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20. Thinning to Maximize Swalog Production

Download Thinning to maximize Sawlog Production.pdf

21. Hybrid Eucalyptus Clones

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22. Eucalyptus Coppice Management

Download Managing Eucalyptus Coppice.pdf

23. Forest Certification

Download Forest Certification.pdf

Map showing location of Phase 1 Planters

Download SPGS map3.pdf