Factors affecting forests’ uses in South Kordofan State of Sudan.

The present study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the uses of forests in Dellanj Locality of SouthKordofan State, Sudan. Data were collcted from 50 respondents randomly selected from two villages(purposively seceted) based on availability of forests. A questionnaire was used to collect the primary data, while the secondary data were obtained from the relevant sources. The collected data were analyzed in form of frequency distribution, T-test, correlation and analysis of variance (ANOVA).The study findings revealed that forests paly a vital role for respondents in the study area they totally dependent on forests in all aspects of life such as energy, shelter, food, medicine, and off farm source of income. T-test results indicated that there are statistically significant differences between the male and female (in favor of male) in forests uses for the purpose of both fuel wood and grazing, where the T value reached (3.226, 2.836) respectively, significant at 0.05. No significant differences between males and females for forest uses regarding building materials, hunting, charcoal, furniture, trees product, furniture, entertainment and beekeeping, at 0.05 level. It is also revealed that there is a negative correlation statistically significant between respondent's income and forest's uses grazing and charcoal r = (-) 0.470 and (-) 0.396 respectively, at 0.01). It is alsorevealedthat there is negative correlation between respondent's income and forest uses for both building materials and entertainment r = (-) 0.347, (-) 0.294 respectively, at 0.05.The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that respondents occupations are significantly affect the forest s uses for fuel wood, building materials, grazing, hunting, charcoal, and entertainment, (F= 10.444, 4.818,7.186, 5.260, 2.928, 4.342) respectively,at 0.05. The study proposed some recommendations toensure the sustainability of forests products to meet the inhabitants needs and aspirations of both present and future generationsin the study area.