This paper for the Forestry Outlook Study attempts to give a broader picture of forestry sub-sector in Botswana. It outlines the current status of forestry sub-sector in Botswana, and the socio-economic, and environmental trends towards the year 2020. It looks at a wide range of issues affecting forestry, makes critical assessment of their implications and how they will shape the future of the sub-sector in the coming years.
It also examines the role of stakeholders and other interested parties (e.g. Government Agencies, NGOs, Donors, Civil Society, Private Sector etc) in forestry sub-sector. The Botswana study will form part of the Southern Africa Outlook Study for Africa for 2020.
The study will feed into the Southern African Outlook Study for Africa, and is a major undertaking that identifies issues and opportunities within and outside forestry sub-sector in Botswana. Hopefully this information will prove to be invaluable to policy decision makers in shaping the future of forestry development in Botswana.
