Commonwealth Forests

ANNEX 7 COUNTRY INFORMATION
SWAZILAND

NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE

Forestry Section, Department of Agriculture and
Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives
P.O. Box 162
Mbabane
Swaziland
Web site: http://www.gov.sz/home.asp 

Research in the plantations is carried out by both Mondi and Sappi from their research centres in South Africa. Limited research on indigenous forest and woodland species is carried out by staff of the University of Swaziland in Mbabane. Emphasis is on subsistence and communal use of such species and forests. Fuelwood use, wood for carving, medicinal use of woodland and forest species, use of fruit and leaves are other aspects of such research. There is no specific forestry technical and scientific training in Swaziland. Students attend such courses in neighbouring countries, such as South Africa. Swaziland is part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and has signed the Forestry Protocol, a regional co-operative agreement described in the Chapter on South Africa.