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Forest policies in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

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Title Forest policies in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
 
Creator Kowero, G.S.
Kaoneka, A.S.
Nhantumbo, I.
Gondo, P.
Jumbe, C.B.L.
 
Subject forestry policies
legislation
communities
 
Description Many countries in eastern and southern Africa have lost significant natural forest resources. Initially the pace was gradual, but it has accelerated very much in the recent past. Some of the efforts made to contain the situation include revising past policies to improve forestry development and conservation. This paper traces the evolution of such policies together with corresponding implementation mechanisms in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Although broad policy statements on involving local communities in forestry have existed in some countries for several decades, adequate resources have not been committed for their effective operationalisation. Generally, the forestry sector in southern Africa has lagged behind other sectors in revising its policies to adequately reflect political and socio-economic changes. Political and socio-economic policies appear to have taken precedence over forest sector policies, with far reaching consequences for the sector. However, current forest policies are more comprehensive in terms of stakeholders considered and issues addressed.
 
Date 2001
2012-06-04T09:06:30Z
2012-06-04T09:06:30Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Kowero, G., Kaoneka, A.S., Nhantumbo, I., Gondo, P., Jumbe, C.B.L. 2001. Forest policies in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe . World forests, v. 3 In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J. and Mery, G. (eds.). World forests, markets and policies. :311-326. Dordrecht, Netherlands, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN: 0-7923-7171-2..
0-7923-7171-2
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18468
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/991
 
Language en
 
Publisher Kluwer Academic Publishers