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Weighted goal programming (WGP) is employed to reconcile the goals of food security, improved incomes and woodland conservation in households from selected sites in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The three goals are attainable simultaneously, albeit with trade-offs useful in guiding development...


Kowero, G.S.Nhantumbo, I.Tchale, H.[Reconciling household goals in southern African woodlands using weighted goal programming]Reconciling household goals in southern African woodlands using weighted goal programming

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between macroeconomic policies and industrial forestry developments in Zimbabwe. A principal rationale for the emphasis on macroeconomic aspects is that the macroeconomy provides underlying factors in forestry development. The paper demo...


Kowero, G.S.Mabugu, R.[Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe]Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe

Deforestation and woodland degradation are issues of great concern in Zimbabwe. Debate on these issues has identified a number of causes including expansion of arable land, demand for fuel-wood and construction poles, and urban expansion. This paper examined how some policies aimed at improving a...


Chipika, J.T.Kowero, G.S.[Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?]Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?

This chapter summarizes CIFOR’s work on social criteria and indicators (C&I), developed within commercial establishments oriented toward timber harvesting. These C&I are then examined from the point of view of protected areas, based on Colfer’s experience managing an Indonesian wildlife reserve i...


Colfer, C.J.P.Prabhu, R.Wollenberg, Eva K.McDougall, C.Edmunds, D.Kowero, G.S.[Toward social criteria and indicators for protected areas: one cut on adaptive co-management]Toward social criteria and indicators for protected areas: one cut on adaptive co-management

The literature on deforestation in Malawi points to a number of causes, including high population in relation to available land, poverty, market and policy failures, drought, and the activity of structural adjustment policies. Agricultural statistics from Malawi indicate substantial increases in ...


Mindle, I.J.Kowero, G.S.Ngugi, D.Luhanga, J.[Agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Malawi]Agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Malawi

Community-based management of natural resources is a priority in Mozambique's policy on forestry and wildlife resources. In essence the government’s policy is to manage the natural resources in partnership with the rural communities and the private sector. This represents a change in policy in th...


Nhantumbo, I.Dent, J.B.Kowero, G.S.[Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique]Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique

This paper describes the effects of the colonial and post-colonial land policies and legislation on the management and utilisation of natural woodlands in Malawi and Zimbabwe. The two countries share similar patterns of land ownership; customary or tribal trust land designated by colonial governm...


Mataya, C.Gondo, P.Kowero, G.S.[Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development]Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development
Mukamuri, B.B.Campbell, Bruce M.Kowero, G.S.[Local organisations and natural resource management in the face of economic hardship: a case study from Zimbabwe]Local organisations and natural resource management in the face of economic hardship: a case study from Zimbabwe
Mataya, C.Gondo, P.Kowero, G.S.[Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development]Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development
Nhantumbo, I.Monela, G.C.Kowero, G.S.[Land policies in Mozambique and Tanzania: implications for forestry development]Land policies in Mozambique and Tanzania: implications for forestry development

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