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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... million indige- nous tribal peoples living in the rain forests of West Africa , Latin America , and Southeast Asia who have high levels of dependence on forest resources . Impacts will be reflected in strengthened tenure rights ...
... million indige- nous tribal peoples living in the rain forests of West Africa , Latin America , and Southeast Asia who have high levels of dependence on forest resources . Impacts will be reflected in strengthened tenure rights ...
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... million hectares ( ha ) of Protected Areas have been estab- lished in developing countries . However , while many of these areas are economically inaccessible , other areas are under increasing pressure from develop- ment and illegal ...
... million hectares ( ha ) of Protected Areas have been estab- lished in developing countries . However , while many of these areas are economically inaccessible , other areas are under increasing pressure from develop- ment and illegal ...
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... million people , most of whom are poor and dependent on forest and tree resources , primarily through community forest management and development of agroforestry . This number , while large , is less than half the number of poor people ...
... million people , most of whom are poor and dependent on forest and tree resources , primarily through community forest management and development of agroforestry . This number , while large , is less than half the number of poor people ...
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... million ha of forests into new Protected Areas and improve the management of 50 million ha of currently Protected Areas . These protection outcomes derive principally from commitments governments themselves have made in recent years ...
... million ha of forests into new Protected Areas and improve the management of 50 million ha of currently Protected Areas . These protection outcomes derive principally from commitments governments themselves have made in recent years ...
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... emerging that can considerably change the land- scape for financing of goods such as biodiversity and BOX I.I Why Forests Are Important Forests cover 33 million. Challenges and Realities in Forests Importance of Forests.
... emerging that can considerably change the land- scape for financing of goods such as biodiversity and BOX I.I Why Forests Are Important Forests cover 33 million. Challenges and Realities in Forests Importance of Forests.
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