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The-Plantation-Forestry-Sector-In-Mozambique-Community-Involvement-And-Jobs.Pdf JOBS WORKING PAPER Issue No. 30 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized The Plantation Forestry Sector In Mozambique: Community Involvement And Jobs Public Disclosure Authorized Leonor Serzedelo de Almeida Christopher Delgado Public Disclosure Authorized S WORKA global partnership to create private sector jobs LET’ more & better THE PLANTATION FORESTRY SECTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND JOBS Leonor Serzedelo de Almeida Christopher Delgado The Let’s Work Partnership in Mozambique is made possible through a grant from the World Bank’s Jobs Umbrella Trust Fund, which is supported by the Department for International Development/UK AID, and the Governments of Norway, Germany, Austria, the Austrian Development Agency, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. © 2019 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA. Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org. Some rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo. Under the Creative Commons Attribution license, you are free to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt this work, including for commercial purposes, under the following conditions: Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: Leonor Serzedelo de Almeida and Christopher Delgado. 2019. “The Plantation Forestry Sector in Mozambique: Community Involvement and Jobs.” World Bank, Washington, DC. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO. Translations—If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution: This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an official World Bank translation. The World Bank shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation. 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All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: [email protected]. 2 ABSTRACT Mozambique had 60,000 hectares of large-scale commercial planted forest in 2009, supporting about 3,000 full-time-equivalent jobs. Very little growth in large-scale commercial planted area has occurred since 2009, unlike what would be required to meet predictions at the time of 1,000,000 hectares planted by 2030. Labor costs are three to four times lower in plantation forestry in Mozambique than in Brazil, South Africa, and Uganda. Yet, unit costs per cubic meter of eucalyptus timber produced in Mozambique are higher due to lower tree volume growth rates, skills gaps, and employee absenteeism up to 50%. Yet, deforestation and imports of high-end wood products are rekindling interest in plantation forestry, with recognition of the need for community involvement. Integration of smaller-scale forestry into community land use patterns is taking off. Recommended actions include: matching grants financed by public resources to leverage private investment and contract farming through community woodlots; empowerment of an independent third-party organization funded by companies to analyze, broker and communicate amongst relevant stakeholders; private sector mobile agroforestry schools for training in remote areas; community land-use plans developed with local stakeholders, delimiting different kinds of land and different rights; and strengthening of community-based organizations that deal with land. 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is part of the Let’s Work Partnership program in Mozambique (P155043). The authors are Leonor Serzedelo de Almeida and Christopher Delgado. They thank colleagues in the Let’s Work Partnership for regular feedback and advice. An important part of the contribution of the work was to synthesize interviews kindly granted by a large number of experts in the forestry sector in Mozambique. In particular, the authors gratefully acknowledge: Professor João Benedito Carlos Nuvunga, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; Manuel Monteiro, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security; Paulo Feniasse and Osvaldo Manso, National Directorate of Land and Forests, Department of Forests; Sancho Cumbi, Tongaat Hulett Açucareira de Xinavane, Ltd.; Tonderai Kachale, Rift Valley Forestry, Ltd.; João Lé, Francisco Nobre and Lucrécia Wamba, Portucel Mozambique Ltd.; Wessel Nel, Investimento Florestal de Mozambique Lda (IFM); Arlito Cuco, GreenResources Mozambique Ltd.; Kobus Botha, Servir Mozambique, Ltd.; Pascoal de Castro, Lucite Empreendimentos, Ltd.; Kevin Pitzer, Construa- Build It, Ltd.; Cremildo Rungo, Ifloma, Ltd.; Issufo Tankar, Centro Terra Viva Mozambique; José Cardoso, Moflor; the team from Thirdway Africa; Simon Norfolk, Terra Firma Mozamique; Maria Overeem, Jobamoz; Luis Muchanga, União Nacional de Camponeses (UNAC); and Lorena Manjane, Organização Rural de Ajuda Mutua (ORAM). The authors are also very grateful for the detailed and helpful comments provided by peer reviewer Andre Aquino, Sr. Natural Resources Specialist at the World Bank, and Joao Moura Estevao Marques and Muino Amarchande Taquidir, also of the Forestry Team at the World Bank. The report was prepared under the general direction and ongoing support of Ian Walker (Task Team Leader). The authors are grateful to World Bank Country Director, Mark Lundell, for his ongoing interest and support. The authors would also like to acknowledge the outstanding editorial assistance received from Aldo Morri. The report has been made possible through a grant from the World Bank’s Jobs Umbrella Trust Fund, supported by the Department for International Development/UK AID, and the Governments of Norway, Germany, Austria, the Austrian Development Agency, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Finally, with so many helpers, it seems possible that some persons consulted may not agree with all points, thus the responsibility for the views expressed belongs solely to the authors. 4 CONTENTS Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 The rising demand for forest products, emission concerns, and the switch to plantations ............ 9 1.2.1 Rising demand and emission concerns ...................................................................................... 9 1.2.2 The uncertain rise of large-scale plantation forestry in Mozambique ..................................... 10 1.2.3 Growing recognition of the importance of community involvement ...................................... 11 2 Stakeholders in Mozambique’s plantation forestry sector ................................................................. 13 2.1 Public stakeholders ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Large-scale private plantation stakeholders ................................................................................ 13 2.2.1 IFLOMA ..................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Moflor .....................................................................................................................................
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