Presentation's Summary

The presentation by Crispen Marunda provided a framework for analyzing barriers and opportunities for sustainable forest management (SFM). A key question that the project will address is: how can the miombo be better managed to meet subsistence demand? Sustainable management of the miombo is viewed as an evolving concept with the following key elements: trade-off between production and conservation objectives; intergeneration equity and socio-economic and ecological benefits at local, regional and international levels. Barriers to SFM could be based on a set of random and varied pre-conditions which may include political, environmental, economic and social factors. Some direct barriers may include:

• Unclear resource ownership and/or tenure rights
• Ineffective legislation and policies
• Weak institutions
• Poor governance

Some indirect barriers may include:

• Perceived low value of miombo woodlands
• Project vs. programmatic approach to SFM
• Lack of scaling up strategies
• Complex nature of forest management

The work under the World Bank project will analyze these barriers and explore opportunities for improved woodland management to meet the livelihood needs of the rural households. A journal article of barriers and opportunities will be one of the major outputs.

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• Crispen Marunda. Barriers to Sustainable Forest Management in Africa.
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