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APPENDICES


Appendix 1: list of abbreviations and acronyms

AGRITEX

Department for Technical and Extension Services

a.s.l.

Above sea level

COMMTEC

Community Technology

DR&SS

Department of Research and Species Services (of the Ministry of Agriculture)

ENDA

Environmental Development Agency

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FC

Forestry Commission

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

NASCO

National Agroforestry Steering Committee

NGO

Non-governmental organization

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SAFIRE

Southern Alliance For Indigenous Resources

SNR

Strict Natural Reserve

ZERO

Zimbabwe Environmental Organization

Appendix 2: value and use of important species at national level

Species name

Value code

Present, Future or potential use

ti

po

wo

nw

pu

fo

fd

sh

ag

co

am

xx

Acacia albida

1








Acacia erioloba

1












Acacia karroo

2









Acacia nilotica

2












Afzelia quanzensis

1











Andostyachis johnsonii

2











Baikiaea plurijuga

1









Bivinia jalbertii

2











Colophospermum mopane

1









Entandophragma caudatum

1












Guibortia coleosperma

1











Kirkia acuminata

2












Milicia excelsa

2











Pterocarpus angolensis

1












Schinziophyton rautanenii

2












Sclerocarya birrea

1










Strychnos cocculoides

1











Strychnos mitis

1












Uapaca kirkiana

3












Warburgia salutaris

2












Ziziphus mauritiana

1












Utilization

ag

agroforestry systems

am

amenity, aesthetic, ethical values

co

soil and water conservation

nw

non wood products (gums, resins, medicines, dyes, tannins, etc.)

fo

food

fd

fodder

po

posts, poles, roundwood

pu

pulp and paper

sh

shade, shelter

ti

timber production

wo

fuelwood, charcoal

xx

other

Value

1.

Species of current socio-economic importance and already in breeding programmes or anticipated to be included in breeding programmes

2.

Species with clear potential or future value

3.

Species of unknown value given present knowledge and technology

Appendix 3: management and location of genetic resources by species and population

Species

Area types

Reserve, national park

Stands
in situ
ex situ **

Protected natural stands

Protected planted stands

Villages fields, homesteads

Experimental field trials

Number of provenances

Number of families

Acacia albida

all zones

>10000

>10000



>10000



Acacia erioloba

I, II, III

>10000

>10000






A. nilotica

I, II, III

>10000

>10000






A. karroo

I, II, III

>10000

>10000



>10000

60

150

Afzelia quanzensis

I, II, III

>10000

>10000






Andostyachis johnsonii

I

<10000

<10000






Baikiaea plurijuga

II

>10000

>10000

>10000


>10000

not known

not known

Bivinia jalbertii

I


>10000






Colophospermum mopane

I, II, III

>10000

>10000

>10000


>10000



Entandophragma caudatum

II

>10000

>10000

>10000





Guibourtia coleosperma

II

>10000

>10000

>10000


>10000



Kirkia acuminata

I, II, III

>10000

>10000

>10000





Milicia excelsa

I

<1000*







Pterocarpus angolensis

I, II, III

> 10000

> 10000

> 10000





Schinziophyton rautanenii

II

> 10000

> 10000

> 10000





Sclerocarya birrea

I, II

> 10000

> 10000



>10000

32

523

Strychnos cocculoides

I, II, III


> 10000



>10000

18

00

Strychnos mitis

II



< 10000





Uapaca kirkiana

II, III


> 10000



> 10000

16

56

Warburgia salutaris



<1000*

<1000*





Ziziphus mauritiana



> 10000



> 10000



* Estimates
** All stands are in situ

Zones

I

Below 800 meters a.s.l.

II

800-1 200 meters

III

Above 1 200 meters a.s.l.

Number of individuals in each category, per major ecological zone, as follows:

<100

Less than 100 individual trees per zone

>100

More than 100 individual trees per zone

>500

More than 500 individual trees per zone

>1000

More than 1 000 individual trees per zone

> 10000

More than 10 000 individual trees per zone

Appendix 4: level of security and nature of threats to the integrity of genetic resources of priority species

Species

Ecological zones

Protected in parks

Managed

Unmanaged

Threatened by

Degree of security

Soil-water protection

wood, nw production

Animal grazing

used and harvested

used and grazed

environment

clearing

over-grazing

infra-structure

other factors

Acacia albida

I, II, III

>10000




>10000

>10000






2

Acacia nilotica

I, II, III

>10000











2

Acacia tortilis

III

>10000




>10000

>10000






2

Acacia erioloba

I, II

>10000




>10000







2

Acacia karroo

I, II, III

>10000




>10000







2

Afzelia quanzensis

I, II

>10000




>10000







2

Bivinia jalbertii

I





<10000*





<10000*


4

Colophospermum mopane

II

>10000




>10000







3

Guibortia coleosperma

II

>10000











2

Milicia excelsa

I

<10000*











2

Pterocarpus angolensis

I, II, III

>10000


>10000


>10000



>10000




2

Schinziophyton rautanenii

I, II

>10000




>10000

>10000






2

Sclerocarya birrea

I, II

>10000




>10000







2

Strychnos cocculoides

I, II, III

>10000




>10000







3

Strychnos mitis


<1 000*












Uapaca kirkiana

I, II, III

>10000




>10000







3

Warburgia salutaris

I

<1000*




<1000*






<1000*

5

Ziziphus mauritiana

I

>10000




>10000







3

* Estimates

Zones

I

Below 800 meters a.s.l.

II

800-1 200 meters

III

Above 1 200 meters a.s.l.

Number of individuals in each category, per major ecological zone as follows:

<100

Less than 100 individual trees per zone

>100

More than 100 individual trees per zone

>500

More than 500 individual trees per zone

>1000

More than 1 000 individual trees per zone

>10000

More than 10 000 individual trees per zone

Level of security

1

implementation/enforcement of regulations probable, and regulations scientifically sound or threat mild/occasional

2, 3, 4

intermediate between 1 and 5.

5

implementation/enforcement of regulations unlikely or threat severe with high probability of genetic degradation or loss

Appendix 5: list of priority species for conservation, improvement or seed procurement

Species

End Use

Operations/Activities

Remarks

W

NW

FW

O

Exploration & collection

Evaluation

Conservation

Germplasm use

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Acacia senegal




1


2


2

2

PVT, PGT

Some work in progress

Acacia erioloba




3

3

3

3

3

3

3

PVT, PGT

Some work in progress

Afzelia quanzensis




3

3

3

3

3

3

3

PVT


Andostyachis johnsonii




2

2

2

2

2

2

2



Bivinia jalbertii




1

1

1

1

1

1

1

PVT, E


Entandophragma caudatum



2

2

2

3

2

3

2



Milicia excelsa




1

1

1

1

1

1

1

PVT, E


Strychnos cocculoides




2

2

2

2

2

2

1

PVT, PGT, CLT

Some work in progress

Strychnos mitis




1

1

1

1

1

1

1



Schinziophyton rautenii




2

2

2

2

2

2

2



Uapaca kirkiana




1

2

2

2

2

2

1

PVT, PGT, CLT

Some work in progress

Warburgia salutaris



1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

PVT, E


End uses

1.

Industrial wood (logs, sawtimber, construction wood, plywood, chip and particle board, wood pulp etc.)

2.

Industrial non-wood products (gums, resins, oils, tannins)

3.

Fuelwood, posts, poles (firewood, charcoal, roundwood used on-farm, wood for carving)

4.

Other uses, goods and services (food, medicinal use, fodder, land stabilization/amelioration, shade, shelter, environmental values)

Exploration and collection

5.

Biological information (natural distribution, taxonomy, genecology, phenology etc.)

6.

Collection of germplasm for evaluation

Evaluation

7.

In situ (population studies)

8.

Ex situ (provenance and progeny studies)

Conservation

9.

In situ

10.

Ex situ

Reproductive use

11.

Semi-bulk/bulk seedlots, reproductive materials

12.

Selection and improvement

Remarks

PVT

Provenance trials

PGT

Progeny trials

CLT

Clonal trials

SO

Seed orchard

E

Endangered at species or provenance level

MPTS

Multi purpose tree species

Rating

For columns 1-4: as appropriate

For columns 5-11:

1.

Highest priority, action should start, or be continued, with immediate effect

2.

Prompt action recommended, action should start within next two biennia

3.

Action required in the next five years

Appendix 6: list of reserved species

1. Acacia abyssinica Benth.

2. Acacia ailbida Del.

3. Acacia nigrescens Oliv.

4. Afzelia quanzensis Wel.

5. Albizia gummifera (J F Gmel) C.A. Sm.

6. Aporrhiza nitida Milne-Redhead

7. Baikiae plurijuga Harms

8. Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

9. Brachystegia glauscens Burt Davy & Hutch

10. Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & Wood

11. Cassine schlechterana Loes

12. Catophractes alexandri D. Don

13. Celtis gomphophylla Bak.

14. Milicia excelsa (Welw.) Berg

15. Combretum imberbe Wawra

16. Cordyla africana Lour.

17. Dalbergiella nyasae Bak. f.

18. Diospyros mespiliformis A.D.C.

19. Drypetes massambicensis Hutch.

20. Entada pursaetha DC.

21. Erythropheleum suaveolens Guill. & Perr) Brenan

22. Faurea saligna Harv.

23. Ficus vallis-choudae Delile

24. Funtumia africana (Benth.) Stapf

25. Galpinia transvaalica N.E. Br

26. Glenniea africana (Radlk) Leenh.

27. Guibourtia colesperma (Benth). J Leonard

28. Guibourtia conjugata (Bolle) J. Leonard

29. Haplocoelum foliosum (Hiern) Bullock

30. Hexalobus monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels

31. Hyphaene behuellensis Welw. Var ventricosa (kirk) Furtado

32. Hyphaene natalensis Kunze

33. Khaya nyasica Bak.

34. Maprounea africana Muell. Arg.

35. Newtonia buchanunii (Bak.) Gilbert & Boutique

36. Newtinia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre

37. Olea europaea L. sp. Africana (Mill.) P.S. Green

38. Oncoba spinosa Forssk.

39. Parinari curatellifolia (Planch.) Benth

40. Pericopsis angolensis (Bak.) Van Meeuwen

41. Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk.

42. Pterocarpus angolensis DC.

43. Ricinodendron rautenii Schinz

44. Sapium integerrimum (Hochst.) J. Leonard

45. Schefflera umbrellifera (Sond.

47. Sesamothamnus lugardii N.E. Br.

48. Spirostachys africana Sond.

49. Stadmania oppositifolia Poir.

50. Styereospermum kunthianum Cham.

51. Syzygium cordatum Hochst.

52. Trichilia emetica Vahl

53. Uacapa kirkiana Muell. Arg.

54. Vitex doniana Sweet

55. Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr.

56. Warburgia salutaris (Bertol. f) Chiov.

57. Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) Powrie

58. Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich

59. Xylotheca tettnsis (Klotzsch) Gilg

60. Zantha golungensis Hiern.


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