Managing the Wetlands of Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Basin

R.C.V. Jeffrey, H.N. Chabwela, G. Howard and P.J. Dugan

In 1983, at the third meeting of SADCC's Sub-committee on Fisheries and Wildlife held at the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Zambia presented a proposal for a regional initiative on wetlands. While this was not pursued immediately at the regional level, it resulted in increased international interest in the conservation problems of Zambia’s wetlands. As a result WWF and IUCN worked with the Government of Zambia over the course of 1985 and 1986, and in mid-1986 the WWF-Zambia Wetlands Project began. The proceedings of a workshop which formed the final stage of the project are presented here. This reviews the status for natural resources of the Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Basin, and draws upon this information and other inputs to design a fully integrated wetland management project for these two areas, and develop public awareness of the project's approach to integrating wetlands conservation and development.

113 pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0102-3, 1992. Price: £10/US$20

Table of Contents

Foreward

Part 1. Opening Ceremony

Part 2. Technical Papers

2.1 International Initiatives to Conserve the World’s Wetlands - P.J. Dugan

2.2 The Ecology and Resources Use of the Bangweulu Basin and the Kafue Flats - H.N. Chabwela

2.3 Settlement Patterns and Resource Utilisation in the Bangweulu Basin and the Kafue Flats - E.Shamilupa Kalapula

2.4 TheWater Resources of the Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Basin - A. Mumeka

2.5 A Brief Review of the Status of the Fisheries of the Bangweulu Basin and Kafue Flats - S.P. Subramaniam

2.6 Agriculture as a Component of Wetlands Conservation - D.M.N. Mbewe

2.7 Economics Value of the Herpetofaunal Resource in Wetland Areas of Zambia - M.P. Simbotwe

2.8 Wetlands as Potential Sites for the Future of Tourism Development - H.N. Chabwel

2.9 Possible Land Use Patterns for the Bangweulu Basin and Kafue Flats - R.S. Mwanza

2.10 Costs and Improved Management Designs for the Protection of Wildlife of the Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Basin - A.N. Mwenya

2.11 Wildlife Harvesting in Africa: Lessons for the Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Areas - H.N. Chabwela

Part 3. Working Groups and Resolutions

3.1 Composition of Working Groups and Group Terms of Reference

3.2 Workshop Resolutions

Part 4. Closing Ceremony

Annex I: Workshop Programme

Annex II: List of Participants