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 woodland...

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Main Authors: Dewees, Peter A., Campbell, Bruce M., Katerere, Yemi, Sitoe, Almeida, Cunningham, Anthony B., Angelsen, Arild, Wunder, Sven
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16546322/managing-miombo-woodlands-southern-africa-policies-incentives-options-rural-poor
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Dewees, Peter A.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Katerere, Yemi
Sitoe, Almeida
Cunningham, Anthony B.
Angelsen, Arild
Wunder, Sven
Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
relation Program on Forests (PROFOR);
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Dewees, Peter A.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Katerere, Yemi
Sitoe, Almeida
Cunningham, Anthony B.
Angelsen, Arild
Wunder, Sven
author_facet Dewees, Peter A.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Katerere, Yemi
Sitoe, Almeida
Cunningham, Anthony B.
Angelsen, Arild
Wunder, Sven
author_sort Dewees, Peter A.
title Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
title_short Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
title_full Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
title_fullStr Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
title_full_unstemmed Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor
title_sort managing the miombo woodlands of southern africa : policies, incentives, and options for the rural poor
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16546322/managing-miombo-woodlands-southern-africa-policies-incentives-options-rural-poor
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spelling okr-10986-180152021-04-23T14:03:35Z Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa : Policies, Incentives, and Options for the Rural Poor Dewees, Peter A. Campbell, Bruce M. Katerere, Yemi Sitoe, Almeida Cunningham, Anthony B. Angelsen, Arild Wunder, Sven 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 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. 2014-04-22T21:27:14Z 2014-04-22T21:27:14Z 2011-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16546322/managing-miombo-woodlands-southern-africa-policies-incentives-options-rural-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18015 English en_US Program on Forests (PROFOR); CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research