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  1. Library Resource
    Land Draft Policy
    Legislation & Policies
    October, 2006
    Zambia

    Land is the most fundamental resource in any society because it is the basis of human survival. Land is the space upon which all human activities take place and provides continued existence of all life forms and minerals.

  2. Library Resource
    Customary land and forestry management

    A Focus on Wood Fuel

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2015
    Zambia

    Zambia is one of the most forested countries in Africa, with about 50 million out of the 75 million hectares total land area under some form of forest cover. However, the country also has one of the highest rates of deforestation and degradation in the world, estimated at 250,000-300,000 hectares of forest loss per annum. Reversing/slowing this high deforestation and degradation trend will require the country to design and implement programs and strategies that will effectively deal with both the proximate and underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation.

  3. Library Resource
    Geog of customary land

    Is Development Strategy Engaging with the Facts?

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2015
    Zambia

    Customary land is the foundation of smallholder agriculture in Zambia. In recent decades much of this land has under gone significant change as the result of population pressures, land alienation, infrastructure investments, and climate change. Despite these changes, knowledge about both the quantity of customary land and the quality of this land for agricultural commercialization purposes is scant.

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