Forestry and forest products industries in Zambia and the role of REDD+ initiatives

Zambia has one of the largest forest resources in southern Africa with almost 66% of its land mass under forest cover. However, indiscriminate harvesting of valuable timber resources for commodity-type products such as sawn-timber, charcoal and fuel-wood are the main drivers of forest depletion. Cha...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ng'andwe, Phillimon, Ioras, Florin, Abrudan, Ioan Vasile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Commonwealth Forestry Association 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37701/1/Forestry%20and%20forest%20products%20industries%20in%20Zambia%20and%20the%20role%20of%20REDD.pdf