INCORPORATING FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
AND
CONSUMPTION INTO THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
A CASE STUDY FOR ZIMBABWE
By
R. Mabugu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe,
Box 167 Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
G.R.Milne, Managing Director, Adanac (Pvt.) Ltd. Technical Consulting, 5 Broughton Road, Borrowdale, Zimbabwe
B. Campbell, Director, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Zimbabwe,
Box 167 Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
BackgroundZIMBABWE OVERVIEW1
General Analytical Framework and Study Objectives
Geography, Climate and Social Development
Land Tenure, Property Rights and Land Use Systems
Macroeconomic Structure And Policies
Forest Resources and Forestry in Zimbabwe
METHODS AND THEORETICAL CONCEPTS
NATURAL RESOURCE ACCOUNTING FOR FUELWOOD IN ZIMBABWE
Population and Annual Forest Depletion for FuelwoodDISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
Forest Growth and Yield
Prices
Costs of Extraction
Rent Estimates
Estimates of Net Domestic Product
REFERENCES
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