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Data Collection Survey on Forest Conservation in Southern Africa for Addressing Climate Change DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON FOREST CONSERVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE Final Report April 2013 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) RECS International Inc. Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan MAP OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (provided by SADC) Data Collection Survey on Forest Conservation in Southern Africa for Addressing Climate Change Final Report DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON FOREST CONSERVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE Final Report Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... S-1 Part I: Main Report Chapter 1 Survey Outline .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Objectives and Expected Outputs ......................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Survey Scope ........................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.4 Structure of Report ............................................................................................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 Current Status of Forest Resources and Management and International Cooperation in Southern Africa .................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Demography, Economy and Land Resources ....................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Forest Resources ................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Wildfires and Fire Management ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.4 Community Forestry .............................................................................................................. 2-4 2.5 Forest Assessent and Minitoring ........................................................................................... 2-5 2.6 SADC and Regional Policies/Programmes on Forest and Wildfire Management ................ 2-9 2.7 Regional Networks for Forest Management ........................................................................ 2-12 2.8 Regional Projects Supported by International Development Partners ............................... 2-13 2.9 Aid Projects by International Development Partners ........................................................ 2-14 Chapter 3 Application and Potential of Remote Sensing Technologies for Forest Resources and Fire Management ................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Fire Management by Remote Sensing ................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Forest Resource Monitoring by Remote Sensing .................................................................. 3-3 Chapter 4 Constraints and Opportunities Concerning Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Resources in Southern Africa .......................................... 4-1 4.1 Deforestation and Forest Degradation .................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Fire Management .................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.3 Community Forestry ............................................................................................................. 4-2 4.4 Forest Assessment and Monitoring Addressing Climate Change ......................................... 4-3 4.5 Weak Forest Technical Capability ......................................................................................... 4-3 4.6 Advantages and Potentials of Regional Cooperation ........................................................... 4-4 4.7 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 4-5 4.8 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 4-5 Chapter 5 Potential Areas of Cooperation in the JICA Regional Program on Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Resouces ............................................. 5-1 i Data Collection Survey on Forest Conservation in Southern Africa for Addressing Climate Change Final Report Part II: Forest Sector Country Reports Chapter 6 Current Status of the Forest Sector in Southern African Countries ......................... 6-1 6.1 Angola .................................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.2 Botswana ............................................................................................................................ 6-8 6.3 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ............................................................................ 6-16 6.4 Lesotho ............................................................................................................................... 6-20 6.5 Malawi ................................................................................................................................ 6-23 6.6 Mauritius ............................................................................................................................ 6-36 6.7 Mozambique ................................................................................................................... 6-40 6.8 Namibia .............................................................................................................................. 6-51 6.9 Seychelles ........................................................................................................................... 6-55 6.10 South Africa ......................................................................................................................... 6-57 6.11 Swaziland ........................................................................................................................... 6-62 6.12 Tanzania .............................................................................................................................. 6-64 6.13 Zambia ................................................................................................................................ 6-73 6.14 Zimbabwe ........................................................................................................................... 6-82 References Appendices Appendix 1: Technical Workshop Agenda Appendix 2: Agenda of Policy Workshop Appendix 3: Results of Group Works at Policy Workshop Appendix 4: Joint Resolution at Policy Workshop Appendix 5: Logical Framework for SADC Forest Strategy 2010-2020 Appendix 6:Major Projects by International Cooperation Partners in the Forest Sector in Southern Africa Appendix7: Utilization of Remote Sensing Technologies in Other Sectors Appendix 8: List of Interviewees Appendix 9: List of Collected Documents ii Data Collection Survey on Forest Conservation in Southern Africa for Addressing Climate Change Final Report Tables Table 2-1 Demography, Economy and Land Resources in Southern Africa ...................................... 2-1 Table 2-2 Extent of Forest and Woodland Area in Southern Africa, 2010 ........................................... 2-2 Table 2-3 Present Status of Fire Management, Community Forestry, and Forest Assessment and Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 2-6 Table 2-4 Existing and Potential TFCAs within SADC Region ......................................................... 2-12 Table 4-1 Good Practices/Useful Technologies, Training Needs, Potential Awareness Raising and Pilot Activities .............................................................................................................................. 4-7 Table 5-1 Existing Advanced Practices/useful Technologies and Potential Training Needs in Southern African Countries ................................................................................................................. 5-4 Table 6-1 Forest Area and Wood Volume in Angola ............................................................................ 6-5 Table 6-2 Conservation Area in Angola ............................................................................................... 6-5 Table 6-3 Forest Area and Wood Volume in Botswana ...................................................................... 6-11 Table 6-4 Forest Inventory Survey in Botswana ................................................................................ 6-12 Table 6-5 Forest Reserves in Botswana .............................................................................................. 6-12 Table 6-6 Burnt Area in Botswana by District ................................................................................... 6-13 Table 6-7 Land Cover in DRC............................................................................................................ 6-17 Table 6-8 Forest Cover and Forest Loss in DRC................................................................................ 6-18 Table 6-9 Original Forest Data (1983) ..............................................................................................
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