Ngandwe Philimon - Forest Policy, Economics, and Markets in Zambia

1. Tables in Chapter 1
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3. Tables in Chapter 3
4. Tables in Chapter 4
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Phillimon Ngandwe

Jacob Mwitwa

Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo

School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

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Mathew K. Banda , Department of Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Nkandu Kabibwa , Central Statistical Office, Lusaka, Zambia

Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo , Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Jacob Mwitwa , Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Phillimon Ngandwe , Department of Biomaterials Science and Technology, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam , Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Obote Shakacite , Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Litia Simbangala , Central Statistical Office, Lusaka, Zambia

James C. Tembo , Department of Biomaterials Science and Technology, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

Managing Director Frightone Sichone, Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited, Ndola, Zambia

It is widely and generally recognized that the value of forest for life, and the potential benefits and solutions they bring to mankind are enormous. Forests sustain livelihoods, host biodiversity, help stabilize the climate, provide sustainable wood materials, contribute to greening the environment, protect water sources, and provide foods, medicines and many other non-wood forest products. At the same time, forests are not only under threat from deforestation and forest degradation, but also from fires, pests, and diseases. Historically, how people interact with forests has been a reflection of our complex and at times contentious relationship with our natural environment. Forests contribute directly and indirectly to poverty reduction by providing jobs and incomes for rural communities in the country. It is also clear that despite different classifications of forest vegetation in the country, a common phenomenon has been noticed: The communities dependence on the forest for their survival.

Many writers in the past have recognized forests as being valued largely for their environmental benefits. However, the authors of this book have endeavored to demonstrate the equally important role of both wood and non-wood forest products in providing economic, social, and cultural benefits to the people in many of their geographical locations in the country. The researchers findings which comprise this publication draw upon diverse experiences from around the country, reflecting on the many ways in which people deal with production, marketing, and trading in wood and non-wood forest products.

This publication is not a simple amalgam of writings and articles on the subject. It is virtually a complete, new and well thought out presentation which depicts the correct realities of peoples interaction with the forests. This first edition has been written particularly with the aim of providing insightful information to those who study forestry, those who sustain their livelihoods through interaction with the forest and those who come across wood and non-wood forest products in pursuit of social, economic, and cultural endeavors.

The book has provided a concise and precise overview of the Forestry sector in Zambia and exposes the inadequacies in the forest policies and lacunae in the legal framework, which in most cases, appear archaic and out of touch with emerging issues in the sector, such as climate change, carbon management and trade, forest and timber certification, among others. However, given the life and daily endeavors of mankind, it is not every mans action or social interaction with nature which could be regulated by formalized or enacted laws such as the Forests Act and its related subsidiary legislation. Achieving sustainable forest management solutions ultimately require a process of dialogue and shared learning. This publication contributes to such a process by bringing together the challenges faced in the management of forests and the best practices from the Government and rural communities.

The learned authors of this publication have articulately blended the forest activities and strategies in both natural and exotic forest plantations. The contribution of industrial plantations, which are largely managed by the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO), to the countrys wood industry, cannot be overemphasized. ZAFFICOs strategy has been revised and it is tailored towards enhancement of annual replanting and expansion of forest plantations in other areas outside the Copperbelt Province in order to ensure sustainable wood supply in the country. One of the biggest challenges of the future lies in the area of tension to be found between increasing demand for timber on the one hand and effective conservation of forests and nature on the other.