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Forest Policy, Economics, and Markets in Zambia
1st Edition - August 19, 2015
Authors: Philimon Ng'andwe, Jacob Mwitwa, Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128040904
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eBook ISBN:9780128041222
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This book is the result of over ten years of field research across Zambia. It covers the production and diverse uses of wood and non-wood forest products in different parts of Za…Read more
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This book is the result of over ten years of field research across Zambia. It covers the production and diverse uses of wood and non-wood forest products in different parts of Zambia. Although a short format, it is a multi-contributed work.
It starts an overview of the forestry sector, and covers more specific areas like production, markets and trade of wood and non-wood products; the role of non-wood forest products in the livelihood of the local population, the contribution of the forestry sector to Zambia’s overall economy and reviews of efforts to strategically utilize these resources for local economic, and sustainable, development.
A concise reference to understand key wood products, market dynamics, and role of forests in a developing nation
A useful guide for corporations, consultants, NGOs and international research organizations involved with sustainable development in Zambia as well as other nations in the SADC
NGOs, Environmental Scientists, Policy Makers
List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
References
Disclaimer
Chapter 1. An Overview of the Forestry Sector in Zambia
Forestry Sector Classification
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
Carbon Management and Trade
Forest and Timber Certification
Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Wood and Wood Products, Markets and Trade
Introduction
Wood Industry Development
Wood Industry Classification
Sawmilling Industry
Wood Based Panel Industry
Value-Added Engineered Wood Products Industry
Wood Furniture Industry
Woodcrafts Industry
Employment in the Wood Industry
Production, Markets Access and Trade of Wood Products
Overview of Global Trade
Wood and Wood Products Trade in Zambia
Production and Trade
Value-Addition Opportunities
Characteristics of the Wood Products Industry
Approaches to Value Addition
Integrated Use of Forest and Mill Wood Waste
Types of Forest Waste
Energy Production from Wood Waste
Forest Certification and Green Building
Certified Forest Products Markets
Green Building Practices
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Non-Wood Forest Products, Markets, and Trade
Introduction
Prevalence and Use of Non-Wood Forest Products
The Non-Wood Forest Product Industry
Market Access and Trade for Non-Wood Forest Products
Markets for Non-Wood Forest Products
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Contribution of the Forestry Sector to the National Economy
Introduction
The Role of the Forestry Sector in the National Economy
Previous Frameworks
Standards in Computing Economic Contribution
System of National Accounts
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC)
Central Product Classification (CPC)
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)
Value Added by the Forestry Sector
Use of International Nomenclature
Use of Conversions Factors in the Forestry Sector
Forest and Logging
Conversion Factors for Energy Production from Wood
Conversion Factors Under Manufacturing
Contribution to the National Economy
Trends of the Sector Growth Rates
Status and Characteristics of the Forestry Sector
Linking the Forestry Sector Contribution to the UN-REDD
Conclusion
References
Chapter 5. Integration of Forestry into the National Economy
Introduction
Framework for Integration of Forestry Sector into the National Economy
Linking the Forestry Sector to Poverty Reduction
Conclusion
References
Index
No. of pages: 186
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: August 19, 2015
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128040904
eBook ISBN: 9780128041222
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Philimon Ng'andwe
Philimon Ng’andwe is a Forest Industries technologist and Lecturer in Biomaterials sciences and technology at the Copperbelt University, Zambia. He has worked both in government institutions and the private sector. Philimon teaches wood anatomy, wood preservation and forest products technologies, markets and trade and has industrial and academic work experience in wood and non-wood forest products spanning over 25 years. Philimon’s research interests include both science and commerce: wood properties and anatomy, renewable bio-energy, and domestication of edible wild root, tubers and bulbs and monitoring green house gas emissions from forests industry, natural forests and wetlands. He has collaborated with the wood industry in various ways including finding solutions that enhances the forestry sector’s potential to increase its contribution to the national economy. Currently he is coordinating three projects: (1) Interim Environmental Fund Project in Central Province for domestication of edible wild roots, tuber and bulbs (2) Zambezi North South -South for teacher and student capacity building and international mobility (3) the Zambian wood web based wood xylarium database.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer: Copperbelt University
School of Natural Resources
Department of Biomaterials, Science and Technology
Kitwe, Zambia
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Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo
Dr. Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo, Lecturer at Carleton Uiniversity in Ottowa, Canada, has worked for more than 30 years assisting National Agricultural Research Services (NARS) and small-scale farmers in Central and Southern Africa. His career began as a researcher in Plant Pathology for a USAID-funded project National Cassava Program (PRONAM) of the Ministry of Agriculture in DR Congo. He is an Agricultural Engineer with MS and PhD degrees in Agriculture, and majored in Plant Pathology with minors in Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University.
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Mycology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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