Non-Wood Forest Products In Zambia

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT

Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2001)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN ZAMBIA

By John Mulombwa

December, 1998

Kasama, Zambia

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2000) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts.The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW

2. STATE OF NWFP IN ZAMBIA

1.1 Vegetal Products

1.2 Fauna

1.3 Medicines

3. AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF NWFP

4. TRADE IN VEGETAL NWFP.

5. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

1.4 Traditional Management practices for NWFP

1.5 Other strategies for the Management of NWFP

6. MAJOR THREATS TO NWFP

1.6 Deforestation

1.7 Fires

1.8 Poaching

1.9 Introduced Species and pollution

7. PROPERTY RIGHTS

8. NON-WOOD SERVICES

1.10 Game Viewing

1.11 Ornamental Amenity Tree Planting

1.12 Watershed and Catchment Protection

1.13 Grazing

1.14 Trees for shade

1.15 Live fences and Windbreaks

1.16 Trees for soil conservation and Improvement

9. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TRENDS IN NWFP

1.17 Ornamentals

1.18 Fodder

1.19 Bamboo

1.20 Rattan

1.21 Fibres

1.22 Resins and Latex

1.23 Tannins

1.24 Essential oils

1.25 Fruits

1.26 Edible seeds/nuts

1.27 Spices and edible oils

1.28 Dyes and Colorants

1.29 Gums

1.30 Mushrooms

1.31 Edible Roots

1.32 Reeds

1.33 Beverages

1.34 Live animals

1.35 Bushmeat, insects, etc.

1.36 Beekeeping and beeforage

10. CONCLUSION

11. REFERENCES

APPENDIX I: DEFINITIONS AND LEGENDS USED IN THE REPORT