Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community

G.S. Kowero and M.J. Spilsbury

[Chapter 1]
Introduction

[Chapter 2]
Previous Forestry Capacity-related Work in the SADC Region

[Chapter 3]
Methodology

Survey of Methodologies

Study Methodology

Limitations of Study Methodology

[Chapter 4]
Results and Discussion

Research Resources

Research Environment

[Chapter 5]
Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusions

Recommendations

References

Annex 1. Methodology and Indicators of Research Capacity

Annex 2. Forestry Research Manpower in the SADC Region

Annex 3. Values for Research Indicators by Institutes

Annex 4. Institutes by Research Capacity Indicators

Annex 5. Overview of Physical Resources by Institute

Annex 6. Institutions Visited and those which Mailed Information

List of Figures

Figure 1. Distribution of forestry-related researchers in the SADC region

Figure 2. Distribution, by country, of researchers with M.Sc. or Ph.D. and more than years 4 experience

Figure 3. Researchers, by institution, with M.Sc. or Ph.D. and at least 4 years experience

Figure 4. Number of research staff by institute and budget per researcher

List of Tables

Table 1. Some positive and negative aspects of regional approaches

Table 2. Distribution of research operational expenses in some institutions (%)

Table 3. Research support facilities in sample institutions

Table 4. Research interactions and their perceived value

Table 5. Interactions with educational institutions and users of research results

Table 6. Salary and non-salary incentives

Table 7. Use of formal and informal evaluations

ANNEX 6

INSTITUTIONS VISITED AND THOSE WHICH MAILED INFORMATION

A: Botswana

1. Forestry Association of Botswana

2. Veld Products Research

3. Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture

4. University of Botswana (Faculty of Agriculture)

5. Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Training

B : Namibia

6. Directorate of Forestry, Ministry of Environment and Tourism

C: South Africa

7. University of Stellenbosch (Faculty of Forestry)

8. Institute for Commercial Forestry Research

9. Division of Forest Science and Technology (FORESTEK), CSIR.

D: Lesotho

10. Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture

E: Swaziland

11. University of Swaziland (Faculty of Agriculture)

12. Usutu Pulp Company Limited

13. Forestry Section, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

14. Energy Section, Ministry of Natural Resources

F: Mozambique

15. Forestry Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture.

16. Eduardo Mondlane University (Department of Forestry)

G: Zimbabwe

17. The Forestry Commission

18. University of Zimbabwe (Department of Biological Sciences)

H: Zambia

19. Forest Research Division, Department of Forestry

20. University of Zambia ( Department of Biological Sciences)

I: Malawi

21. Forestry Research Institute of Malawi

22. University of Malawi (Centre for Social Research & Bunda College of Agriculture)

23. Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mining

25. National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi

26. SADC Forestry Sector Technical Co-ordination Unit

J: Tanzania

27. Tanzania Forestry Research Institute

28. National Tree Seed Programme

29. Sokoine University of Agriculture (Faculty of Forestry)

30. University of Dar es Salaam (Institute of Resource Assessment)