REFORESTATION IN HAITI

This paper examines the economics of increasing fuelwood supplies in H aiti. To place the analysis in perspective, the paper discusses Haiti' s characteristics that pose a challenge to increasing fuelwood supplie s as well as previous efforts at reforestation. The results suggest th at given Haiti's physical conditions, competition for land, and low fu elwood prices, tree cropping by individual peasant farmers does not ap pear to be in their best financial interest. Recent efforts aimed at e ncouraging farmers to plant trees will unlikely have any meaningful im pact on reducing the rate of deforestation in Haiti.