The countries of southern Africa have an average forest cover of 32% with most forest situated in the tropics. These dry to moist forests are deciduous with a few evergreen species. The open canopy allows enough light to reach the ground to allow the development of a rich grass layer. Generally, these forests are referred to as woodlands. The article gives an overview of the Miombo, Baikiaea and Mopane woodlands of Angola, Zambia, Namibia, and Botswana and focuses on their composition, wood and non-wood resources. Plantation forestry is briefly discussed with most information from South Africa, which has the largest commercial forestry sector in the region. Threats to the southern African woodlands are highlighted, and the current status of woodland monitoring and management is summarised.
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De Cauwer, V. et al. 2018. Woodland resources and management in southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions, pp. 296-308
De Cauwer, V., Knox, N., Kobue-Lekalake, R., Lepetu, J., Matenanga, O., Naidoo, S., ... Revermann, R. (2018). Woodland resources and management in southern Africa., Worklist;21215 Klaus Hess Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10364
De Cauwer, V, N Knox, R Kobue-Lekalake, JP Lepetu, O Matenanga, Sasha Naidoo, A Nott, et al. "Woodland resources and management in southern Africa" In WORKLIST;21215, n.p.: Klaus Hess Publishers. 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10364.
De Cauwer V, Knox N, Kobue-Lekalake R, Lepetu J, Matenanga O, Naidoo S, et al. Woodland resources and management in southern Africa.. Worklist;21215. [place unknown]: Klaus Hess Publishers; 2018. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10364.
