Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor

This report is based on seven background papers comprising household studies, national level analyses, and technical assessments. Household studies were undertaken in Mozambique and Zambia to develop a clearer picture of the role of Miombo woodlands in household consumption. These studies were an outcome of intensive, seasonal structured household surveys, which have formed the core of the original work supported by this project (technical annexes one, two, and three). Two national level assessments were carried out, the first in Zambia on the contribution of dry forests to economic development. This assessment was derived from a synthesis of empirical household studies, policy research, silvicultural and ecological studies, and other primary sources (technical annex four). The second country case study reviewed community-based woodland management opportunities in Mozambique and synthesized the results of other primary studies (technical annex five). The author also reviewed what is known about miombo silviculture and how management systems could be improved or otherwise put in place to increase productivity (technical annex six). Technical annex seven focuses on policy options for improving management. There are obvious geographic gaps in coverage in this paper. Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were not covered to any significant extent. This is partly because the available body of miombo research largely excludes these miombo-rich countries. It was also not our intention to provide a comprehensive country-by country overview of the status of miombo woodlands and the policies, institutions, and legislation that are affecting their use. This shortcoming notwithstanding, our efforts focused on teasing out some of the complexities of miombo use and management in the individual technical annexes.

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Main Authors:	Dewees, Peter A., Campbell, Bruce M., Katerere, Yemi, Sitoe, Almeida, Cunningham, Anthony B., Angelsen, Arild, Wunder, Sven
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-11
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOREST, AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL LAND USE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ALLUVIAL SOILS, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, ANIMALS, ANNUAL RAINFALL, APICULTURE, ARABLE LAND, BARK, BENEFIT SHARING, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY MAINTENANCE, BIOGEOGRAPHY, BIOMASS, BIOMASS PRODUCTION, BOREAL FORESTS, BUILDING MATERIAL, BURNING, BUSH FIRES, CANOPY, CARBON, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CASH INCOME, CATERPILLARS, CATTLE, CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH, CHARCOAL, CHARCOAL PRODUCTION, CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, CHINESE MARKET, CIVIL WARS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMERCIAL LOGGING, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMUNITY CONSERVATION, COMMUNITY FORESTRY, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CONSERVANCY, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, CONSUMER DEMAND, CROP FAILURE, CULTIVATION, DECISION MAKING, DEFORESTATION RATES, DEGRADATION, DRY FOREST, DRY FORESTS, DRY SEASON, DRY WOODLAND, DRY WOODLANDS, ECOLOGICAL STUDIES, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, EDIBLE FRUIT, EFFECTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT, ELEPHANT, ENDEMISM, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, FIREWOOD, FISH, FISHER, FODDER, FOLIAGE, FOOD PLANTS, FOOD RESOURCE, FOOD SECURITY, FOREST, FOREST ACT, FOREST AREA, FOREST AREAS, FOREST CONSERVATION, FOREST COVER, FOREST INDUSTRY, FOREST INSTITUTIONS, FOREST INVENTORY, FOREST LAW, FOREST LOSS, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS, FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FOREST OPERATIONS, FOREST ORGANIZATIONS, FOREST POLICIES, FOREST POLICY, FOREST PRODUCT, FOREST PRODUCTS, FOREST RESEARCH, FOREST RESERVES, FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST TYPES, FOREST USERS, FORESTER, FORESTERS, FORESTRY ISSUES, FORESTRY POLICY, FORESTRY PROGRAMS, FORESTRY RESEARCH, FORESTS, FUELWOOD, GIBBON, GRASSLAND, GRASSLANDS, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATES, HABITAT CONSERVATION, HABITATS, HERBIVORES, HIGH DIVERSITY, HUNTING, ILLEGAL LOGGING, ILLEGAL LOGGING OPERATIONS, INSECT, INSECTS, ISSUES, LAND CLEARANCE, LAND CLEARING, LAND CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURE, LAND POLICY, LAND RESOURCES, LAND USE, LAND-USE, LEAF LITTER, LEAVED TREES, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, LOCAL CONSERVATION, LOG EXPORTS, LOGS, MEDICINAL PLANT, MEDICINAL PLANTS, MOIST FORESTS, MOTHS, MOUNDS, NATIONAL FOREST, NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORY, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY, OIL, OLD GROWTH, ORCHID, PLANT, PLANT BIODIVERSITY, PLANT SPECIES, PLANTING, POACHERS, POPULATION ESTIMATES, POPULATION PRESSURES, POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES, PRODUCERS, PUBLIC FORESTRY, PUBLIC FORESTRY INSTITUTIONS, REGENERATION, RELATIVE VALUE, RESERVES, RESOURCE USE, RHINO, RIVER SYSTEMS, ROUNDWOOD, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL ECONOMIES, RURAL ECONOMY, SAFARI, SAFARI OPERATORS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SEASONAL GRAZING, SET ASIDE, SILVICULTURE, SPECIES, SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS, SPECIES COMPOSITION, SPECIES DIVERSITY, SPORT HUNTING, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE EXTRACTION, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TAPPING, TEMPERATE FORESTS, TERMITE, TIMBER, TIMBER EXPORTS, TIMBER PRODUCTION, TIMBER PRODUCTS, TIMBER SPECIES, TIMBER TRADE, TOLERANT TREE, TOLERANT TREE SPECIES, TOURISM, TOURISM INDUSTRY, TRANSACTION COSTS, TREE, TREE SPECIES, TREES, TROPICAL DEFORESTATION, TROPICAL FORESTS, UNEMPLOYMENT, USE OF FOREST, USE OF WOOD, VEGETATION, VEGETATION TYPES, VILLAGE FOREST, VILLAGES, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WETLANDS, WILD MEAT, WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE AREAS, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, WOOD EXTRACTION, WOODLAND, WOODLAND RESOURCES, WOODLANDS, WOODY SPECIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16546322/managing-miombo-woodlands-southern-africa-policies-incentives-options-rural-poor https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18015
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