Tree of the year 2022
Syzygium cordatum
2022 Annual Report
Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Zimbabwe
Executive Summary Zimbabwe is Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1992 which aim to stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The Kyoto Protocol of 2007 gave birth to the Reduced emissions from deforestation and […]
The Zambezi Valley Biodiversity Project (ZVBP)
The Forestry Commission Mapping and inventory unit developed a land cover map for the project area. The map was developed from Sentinel 2 satellite imagery for 2017.The processing was carried out using Google Earth Engine platform. Geospatial toolFor easy data sharing , a Google earth engine was developed that allows the user to view the […]
Forest Information System
Overview of Forest Resources in Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe, forest resources are under constant pressure and are called upon to produce useful forest products, environmental services, wildlife habitat, recreation, and opportunities for livelihoods. Many of these demands conflict with one another – for example, the need to convert forested land to agricultural production in Zimbabwe due […]
Mapping and Inventory
The unit is responsible for monitoring the Nation’s Forest resources and compiling the information to be used for management , planning and decision making. The unit produced the 1992 and 2017 land cover maps, and it is currently finalising the 2020 land cover map. The unit conduct satellite data analysis, namely land sat and sentinel […]
Institutional arrangements and collective action: evidence from forest management in Zimbabwe
Introduction Forests provide environmental goods and services, food security, income and jobs through the sale of timber and non-timber forest products (Berrahmouni et al. 2015). However, management of forest resources is associated with complex dynamics related to social, economic and political considerations (Bugembe 2016). The deepening poverty and food insecurity levels increase the dependence of […]
Tree of the year 2021
Piliostigma thonnin
