Sustaining Forests: A Development StrategyWorld Bank Publications, 2004 M05 1 - 88 pages The World Bank's Forests Strategy, adopted in October 2002, charts a path for the Bank's proactive engagement in the sector to help attain the goal of poverty reduction without jeopardizing the environmental values intrinsic to sustainability. This strategy replaces the Bank's 1991 Forestry Strategy, and was developed on the basis of the findings of an independent review of the 1991 strategy and a two-year consultative process with development partners and stakeholders around the world. The revised strategy, Sustaining Forests, is built on three guiding pillars: harnessing the potential of forests to reduce poverty, integrating forests into sustainable economic development, and protecting global forest values. Recognizing the key role forests play in contributing to the livelihoods of people living in extreme poverty, government and local ownership of forest policies and interventions are emphasized along with the development of appropriate institutions to ensure good governance and the mainstreaming of forests into national development planning. The strategy also aims to support ecologically, socially and economically sound management of production forests by ensuring good management practices through application of safeguard procedures and independent monitoring and certification. Implementation of the strategy will center on building and strengthening partnerships with the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other donor agencies to promote better forest conservation and management at country and global levels. |
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... ment , and security for rural people , especially the poor and indigenous groups . The main instrument will be through policy and institutional strengthen- ing to ensure that the rural poor are able to manage their natural resources ...
... ment , and security for rural people , especially the poor and indigenous groups . The main instrument will be through policy and institutional strengthen- ing to ensure that the rural poor are able to manage their natural resources ...
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... ment and illegal activities , including logging and poaching . Many governments do not have the resources to effectively administer and protect these areas . In addition , other forests outside Protected Areas that are ecologically ...
... ment and illegal activities , including logging and poaching . Many governments do not have the resources to effectively administer and protect these areas . In addition , other forests outside Protected Areas that are ecologically ...
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... ment . The objective will not be to necessarily have stand - alone forest operations , but to integrate forest issues in the broad agenda of country dialogue , poverty reduction strategies , and economic support . Implementation of the ...
... ment . The objective will not be to necessarily have stand - alone forest operations , but to integrate forest issues in the broad agenda of country dialogue , poverty reduction strategies , and economic support . Implementation of the ...
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... ment and the Bank's mission but the risks and costs tend to be higher than the norm . As noted , incremental Bank lending needs to be supplemented by other sources of finances . The moti- vation and coordinating framework will be based ...
... ment and the Bank's mission but the risks and costs tend to be higher than the norm . As noted , incremental Bank lending needs to be supplemented by other sources of finances . The moti- vation and coordinating framework will be based ...
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... ment ; and to convene public , private sector , and civil society stakeholders for these and other related purposes . The move to the Bank will also enable PROFOR to draw on the knowledge and expertise of other research and policy ...
... ment ; and to convene public , private sector , and civil society stakeholders for these and other related purposes . The move to the Bank will also enable PROFOR to draw on the knowledge and expertise of other research and policy ...
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