Forests Sourcebook Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation

The Forests Source Book provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the Forests Source Book offers information useful to a broa...

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Main Author World Bank
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published The World Bank 25.04.2008
Washington, DC : World Bank
World Bank Publications
SeriesAgriculture and Rural Development
Subjects
CONSERVATION
FOREST GOVERNANCE
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST PROJECTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
MACRO POLICY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROTECTING FORESTS
SAFEGUARDS
FORESTS
AGRICULTURE
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY PROJECTS
FOREST POLICY
FORESTRY
FOREST CONSERVATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
FOREST
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Summary:The Forests Source Book provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the Forests Source Book offers information useful to a broad audience of practitioners, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The Source Book was developed in partnership with members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, including the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Source Book provides background on key issues, lessons learned, and recommendations for practitioners on a number of topics including private sector engagement, forest governance, sustainable plantation and commercial harvesting, and forest information management systems. Giving insight into the complex interplay between different realms of development work that effect or are affected by forests, the Forests Sourcebook is a valuable tool for any stakeholder involved in development or business projects that could have impact on forests.
Bibliography:Agricultural and rural development
ISBN:9780821371633
0821371630
DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-7163-3