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dc.contributor.authorNkomeshya, Alex K.
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T16:48:22Z
dc.date.available2016-03-15T16:48:22Z
dc.date.issued1998-09
dc.identifier.citationNkomeshya, A.K. (1998) Gender considerations in forestry: some cases from Zambia. In: Nabane, N. (ed.) Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Gender Issues in Communitv-Based Natural Resource Management CBNRM (Cresta Lodge, Harare : 24 - 27 August 1998). Harare: CASS, pp. 67-81.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/10072
dc.descriptionA conference paper on women participation in the forestry industry in Zambia.en
dc.description.abstractIn terms of forest estates, Zambia is one of the well-endowed countries on the African continent. Forests are estimated at between 55 and 60% of the total land area. Forest reserves that are gazetted make up 9% of the total land area. The area taken up by National Parks is 9% of the total. Unofficial statistics, often expressed at official fora15 estimate the rate of deforestation at between 200,000 and 300,000 hectares per year. Considering that this is not accompanied by re-planting, it is alarming. Indeed several questions may be asked: Who uses these products? Who benefits? Who is more actively involved when activities assume a commercial dimension? Why is it that nearly all forest reserves are encroached? What measures is the government taking to redress the situation? What are the constraints and opportunities? This paper addresses these questions paying attention to gender with specific focus on three provinces in Zambia, viz., Luapula, Copperbelt and Central.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe success of this conference and the publication of these proceedings has been possible through support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID)en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCentre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCASS Occasional Paper - NRM Series;CPN. 97 /98
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectEnvironmenten
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectParticipationen
dc.titleGender considerations in forestry: some cases from Zambiaen
dc.typeConference paperen
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ)en


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