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APPENDICES


Appendix 1: list of abbreviations and acronyms

CFO

Chief Forestry Officer

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

IPAL

Integrated Project in Arid Land

MAB

Man and Biosphere

NGO

Non-governmental organization

SADC

Southern African Development Community

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

VDC

Village Development Council

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

Name of species

Value code

Present, future or potential use

ti

po

wo

nw

pu

fo

fd

sh

ag

co

am

xx

Celtis africana

3

X



X

X

X

Olea europaea var. africana

3

X

X


X

X

Kiggellaria africana

3

X






X

Pittosporum viridiftorum

3

X






X

Ilex mitis

3

X






X

Scolopia mundii

3

X






X

Maytenus hetrophylla

3

X






X

Halleria lucida

3

X



X

X

Euclea crispa var. crispa

3

X






X

Diospyros lyciodes

3

X






X

Buddleja salvifolia

3

X






X

Grewia occidentalis

3

X






X

Leucosidea sericea

3

X

X





X

Rhamnus prinoides

3

X

X





X

Eucalyptus rubida

2

X

X








Eucalyptus stellulata

2

X

X








Eucalyptus nitens

2

X

X








Pinus radiata

2

X

X








Pinus halepensis

2

X

X





X

X

Pinus pinaster

2

X

X








Acacia dealbata

2

X





X

Acacia decurrens

2

X





X

Populus canescens

2

X

X





X

Salix babylonica

2

X


X

X

X

X

Salix fragilis

2

X

X





X

Schinus molle

2

X

X


X

X

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

Species

End uses

Operations/Activities

Remarks

W

NW

FW

O

Exploration

Evaluation

Conservation

Germplasm

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Leucosidea sericea

X

X

X

1

1

1



Celtis africana

X

X

X

1

1

1



Rhamnus prinoides

X

X

X

1

1

1



Olea europea subsp africana

X

X

1

1

1



Rhus lancea

X

X

1

1

1



Halleria lucida

X

X

1

1

1



Kiggelaria africana

X

X

1

1

1



Eucalyptus rubida

X



1


1

SO

Eucalyptus nitens

X



1


1

SO

Eucalyptus stellulata

X



1


1

SO

Pinus radiata

X



1


1

SO

Pinus halpensis

X



1


1

Pinus pinaster

X



1


1

Salix fragilis

X

X

1




CLT

Populus canescens

X

X

1




CLT

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-farms, 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

CLT

Clonal trials

SO

Seed orchard

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 4: management and location of genetic resources, by natural site species

Species

Number of trees by population

Reserve natural parks

Stands in situ ex situ

Protected natural stands

Protected planted stands

Villages, fields, homesteads

Experimental fields, trials

Eucalyptus rubida




2 provenances

Eucalyptus stellulata




2 provenances

Eucalyptus nitens




5 provenances

Leucosidea sericea

In situ 2

>1 000*


Pinus radiata




2 provenances

Pinus halpensis





Pinus pinaster





Salix babylonica



>1 000*

Salix fragilis



>1 000*

* individual trees per zone

Appendix 5: level of security and nature of threats to the integrity of genetic resources of priority species

Species

Protected in parks

Managed for

Unmanaged

Threats and causes

Degree of security

Soil, water protection

Wood, nw production

Grazing animal

Felled

Grazed

Environmental factors

Clear felling

Overgrazing

Development infrastructure

Other reasons

Leucosidea

>1 000*





>100*

>100*

Rhus lancea

>1 000*




>100*



* 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

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