Criteria for establishing a project management plan for local community development of forestry programs in Africa are provided in the lead article, which elaborates upon approaches for encouraging participation in fuelwood production, determining community needs and responsibilities, assigning technical support personnel, and revitalizing rural communities through forestry projects. Additional articles in this issue describe the effects of radio on rural teachers in Nepal, data gathering techniques for assessing community energy needs, a profile of the recent shift in focus from complex to simple media at the Xavier Institute of Communications in Bombay, and an experimental question/answer service at the African Institute for Economic and Social Development in Abidjan. Also included are reviews of current offerings in educational literature. (MER)