Forestry Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers
Compiled by
B. I. Nyoka
Forest Research Centre
Harare, Zimbabwe
February 2003
Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
Working Paper FGR/41E
FAO, Rome, Italy
2. The Socio-economic Situation of Individual SADC countries
3. The Forest and Trees Resources of East and Southern Africa
3.1 Exotic Forest Plantations
3.2 Woodland or Vegetation types of the SADC
3.3 Deforestation
4. Economic Contribution of the Forestry Sector
5. Land Tenure Systems in SADC countries
6. Uses of Forest Tree Species in some SADC countries
6.1 Trees in agroforestry systems
6.2 Trees for firewood
6.3 Trees used for food production
6.4 Non-wood Forest Products from Trees and Forests
6.5 Trees used for fodder
6.6 Trees used for poles
6.7 Trees for shade and shelter
6.8 Trees used for timber
6.9 Trees used for Medicinal purposes
6.10 Trees used for amenities and aesthetic purposes
6.11 Trees used for conservation/environmental protection (soil & water)
7. Threatened Forest Tree species
8. Evaluation, Selection and Breeding of Forest Tree Species
9. Management and Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources
9.1 In situ
9.2 Ex situ Conservation (field gene banks, seed gene banks)
10. Alien Invasive Tree species in SADC countries
11. Forest Tree Seed Demand and Supply in SADC countries
12. Priority Species for Conservation, Improvement and Seed Procurement
13. Legislation, Policy, Training, Institutional Framework and Cooperation