State of Forest Genetic Resources in Botswana













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Forestry Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers

Prepared for

the SADC Regional Workshop on Forest and Tree Genetic
Resources, Arusha, Tanzania, 5-9 June 2000

Based on the work of

Patrick S. Mutakela
Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone

August 2001


Forest Resources Development Service


Forest Resources Division

Working Paper FGR/11E

FAO, Rome, Italy


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DISCLAIMER

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. COUNTRY PROFILE

2.1. LOCATION
2.2. CLIMATE
2.3. SOILS
2.4. VEGETATION

3. SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

3.1. STATUS OF FOREST RESOURCES
3.2. UTILIZATION OF TREES
3.3. IDENTIFICATION OF THREATS
3.4. LINKS BETWEEN THE FORESTRY SECTOR AND FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
3.5. LINKS BETWEEN OTHER ACTIVITIES

3.5.1. Agriculture
3.5.2. Agroforestry
3.5.3. Animal husbandry
3.5.4. Industry

4. PAST AND PRESENT ACTIVITIES IN CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES

4.1. DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF TREE SEED
4.2. IN SITU CONSERVATION
4.3. EX SITU CONSERVATION
4.4. TREE IMPROVEMENT

5. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

5.1. INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION

5.1.1. Governmental agencies
5.1.2. Private, Parastatal and NGOs

5.2. LEGISLATION, POLICY AND STRATEGY ON FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES

6. IDENTIFICATION OF NATIONAL PRIORITIES

7. SIDE ACTIVITIES

7.1. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
7.2. RESEARCH

8. REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

8.1. REGIONAL COOPERATION
8.2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

9. CONCLUSION

10. RECOMMENDATIONS

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: List of abbreviations
Appendix 2: Value and utilization of important species at national level
Appendix 3: Management and location of genetic resources by species and population
Appendix 4: Level of security and nature of threats to the integrity of genetic resources of priority species
Appendix 5: List of priority species