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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... result , the Bank is pursuing global and corporate advocacy priorities and areas of core competencies . A Forest ... results in additional losses of at least US $ 10 billion to US $ 15 billion per year of forest resources from public ...
... result , the Bank is pursuing global and corporate advocacy priorities and areas of core competencies . A Forest ... results in additional losses of at least US $ 10 billion to US $ 15 billion per year of forest resources from public ...
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... result is true in countries with large forest endowments as well as in those with limited forests , although the nature and urgency of the challenge may vary . If forest issues are not fully incorporated in a broad assistance strategy ...
... result is true in countries with large forest endowments as well as in those with limited forests , although the nature and urgency of the challenge may vary . If forest issues are not fully incorporated in a broad assistance strategy ...
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... result of the spillover of poor policies in other sectors , including macroeco- nomic and trade policy , and lack of effective gover- nance in the sector . The Bank will need to focus on helping govern- ments improve policy , economic ...
... result of the spillover of poor policies in other sectors , including macroeco- nomic and trade policy , and lack of effective gover- nance in the sector . The Bank will need to focus on helping govern- ments improve policy , economic ...
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... results of this work genuinely develop country - level consensus and commitment to whatever lending or nonlending activities are proposed for that country . The partnerships and processes proposed in this strategy to implement the new ...
... results of this work genuinely develop country - level consensus and commitment to whatever lending or nonlending activities are proposed for that country . The partnerships and processes proposed in this strategy to implement the new ...
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... result from this work . While the normal ESW budget of the Bank will finance most of the sector work , some of these incre- mental activities may be financed through corporate programs aimed at developing the organization's focus on ...
... result from this work . While the normal ESW budget of the Bank will finance most of the sector work , some of these incre- mental activities may be financed through corporate programs aimed at developing the organization's focus on ...
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1991 Forest Strategy achieve agroforestry analytical approach Asia assessment Bank Group Bank's forest biodiversity borrower carbon certification client countries climate change collaborative commitment comparative advantage costs cross-sectoral deforestation dialogue donors ecosystem services effective engagement enhanced ensure Environment Department environmental services financing focus forest areas forest conservation forest issues forest operations forest outcomes Forest Policy forest products forest program forest resources forest sector forestry framework funds governments implementation Indonesia initiatives institutional Integrating forests investors involvement IUCN Kyoto Protocol lending livelihoods logging major markets ment monitoring natural forests Nepal NFPs NGOs Operations Evaluation Department Paper participation partners partnerships percent poor portfolio potential poverty reduction priorities private sector PROFOR proposed Protected Areas PRSPs reforms Region risk role rural development significant social stakeholders Sustainable Forest Management targets tion Tropical Forests UNFF United Nations Washington World Bank World Bank Group World Bank Institute World Bank/WWF Alliance