Forest Commission, Zimbabwe

Imperial College, University of London, UK
Imperial College Press Release

Queen Mary, University of London, UK
School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London

SAFIRE (Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources), Zimbabwe

University of Harare, Zimbabwe
Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Harare, Zimbabwe

University of Pretoria, RSA
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, RSA

University of the North, South Africa

Veld Products Research and Development, Botswana

Funding

Forestry Research Programme

Department for International Development

Related Sites and further information

A holistic approach to the domestication and commercialisation of non-timber forest products (Taylor et al.)

Arne Larsen's pages on mopane worms

Assessment of community based natural resource management in southern Africa

CAMPFIRE (Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources)

CAMPFIRE factsheet on sustainable management of mopane worms

Current status of the mopane worm industry: impact on the population and implication for the future (Allotey et al. 1999)

Economics and Ecosystems: the Case of Zimbabwean Peasant Households (Will Cavendish, 2000)

Edible caterpillars in Bas Congo - a paper describing work on similar systems in the DRC.

European Tropical Forest Research Network

Food Insects Newsletter

Mopane worms - a rich source of income in southern Africa

Mopane worm recipe page

SADC Forestry Sector Technical Coordination Unit

The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Women and community-based natural resource management activities in southern Africa