THE FOREST REVENUE SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY IN
NAMIBIA

M Chakanga and H O Kojwang

Directorate of Forestry
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Windhoek, Namibia

Forestry Policy and Planning Division, Rome
Regional Office for Africa, Accra

November 2001

© FAO 2005

INFORMATION NOTE ON THE FAO PROGRAMME ON FOREST FINANCE

ABSTRACT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

LIST OF ACRONYMS

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background information

1.2 Availability of information about forest revenue collection

2 DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST REVENUE SYSTEM

2.1 Charges on roundwood production

2.2 Charges on the production of non-wood forest products and services

2.3 Charges on processed product production

2.4 Charges on forest products trade

2.5 Other charges

3 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOREST REVENUE SYSTEM

3.1 The process of setting forest charges

3.2 Collection of charges and monitoring

4 TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION

4.1 Total collection and distribution of forest based charges

5 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY

5.1 Expenditure by the main government forestry institution(s)

5.2 Expenditure by other government forestry institutions

5.3 Grants and subsidies to the forestry sector

5.4 Income and expenditure of state forestry enterprises

6 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

6.1 Overall appraisal of the forest revenue system

6.2 The impact of the forest revenue system on sustainable forest management

6.3 The effect of other fiscal policies on sustainable forest management

6.4 Government support for the forestry sector

6.5 Conclusions and recommendations

7 REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1 FOREST PRODUCTS TARIFFS