Development of Sustainable Forest Use Strategies - Eastern Arc ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................... i
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................vii
LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF ANNEXES...........................................................................................................ix
LIST OF ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................... x
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................xi
1.0 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background ............................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem Statement and Justification ......................................................................... 2
1.3 Objectives.................................................................................................................. 2
1.3.1 Overall objective....................................................................................................... 2
1.3.2 Specific objectives.................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Research Questions.................................................................................................. 3
2.0 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Study Sites and Location........................................................................................... 5
2.2 Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................. 6
2.3 Sampling Design ....................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Data collection........................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Types of data............................................................................................................ 7
2.4.2 Data collection techniques........................................................................................ 7
2.4.2.1 Review of literature, relevant public polices and laws............................................ 7
2.4.2.2 Key informant interviews ....................................................................................... 7
2.4.2.3 Participant observations ........................................................................................ 8
2.5 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................ 8
2.5.1 Primary data ............................................................................................................. 8
2.6 Work Plan.................................................................................................................. 8
3.0 FINDINGS ................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Review of Policies and Laws Regulating Forest Uses in EAMFs .............................. 9
3.1.1 National Forest Policy and Act ................................................................................. 9
3.1.1.1 Forest Policy of 1998............................................................................................. 9
3.1.1.2 The Forest Act No. 14 of 2002............................................................................. 10
3.1.2 Wildlife Policy and the Conservation Act ................................................................ 11
3.1.2.1 Wildlife Policy of 1998 ......................................................................................... 11
3.1.2.2 Wildlife Conservation Act No. 12 of 1974 ............................................................ 12
3.1.3 Other relevant policies, laws, Acts, and national strategy....................................... 13
3.1.3.1 National Land Policy of 1999............................................................................... 13
3.1.3.2 The National Land Act, 1999 ............................................................................... 13
3.1.3.3 National Water Policy of 2002 ............................................................................. 14
3.1.3.4 National Environmental Policy of 1997 ................................................................ 14
3.1.3.5 The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP)............... 15
3.2 Types of Forest/wildlife Uses and Current Status (Sustainability) ............................ 17
3.2.1 Logging: current status and indicators.................................................................... 18
3.2.1.1 Targeted tree species for timber.......................................................................... 22
3.2.1.1 Targeted tree species for construction poles and tool handles............................ 23
3.2.1.2 Strategies for addressing unsustainable uses of trees for timber ........................ 24
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