INTRODUCTION:
The Forests of Sunderbans are constituted of a total of 3,953
square miles of which 2,316 square miles belong to East Pakistan . Out of
2,316 Square miles, the land area is J,OO6,O6O acres, of which 939,820 acres
are productive forest lands

Forestry research and education are loosely combined and are
located at buba about 12 miles south of Khartum . The Forest Education
and Research Centre at ouba was developed under the UNbF assistance.
• It consists of the seed certification laboratory, timber testing
laboratory, research nursery and the arboretum is located in the
“Green belt” which has been specially planted to protect Khartum city
from hot desiccating winds .