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    Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

    This publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    December, 2011
    Tanzania, Africa

    Tanzania's land, local government and forest laws mean that rural communities have well defined rights to own, manage and benefit from forest and woodland resources within their local areas through the establishment of village forests. This approach, known by practitioners as Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) results in the legal establishment of village land forest reserves, community forest reserves or private forests. By 2008, 1,460 villages on mainland Tanzania1 were involved in establishing or managing village forests covering a total of over 2.345 million hectares.

  3. Library Resource

    Forestry Sector Analysis

    Training Resources & Tools
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2015
    Romania, Europe, Central Asia

    This report is about forests that provide a substantial contribution to mitigation in Romania by sequestering carbon, helping to counter carbon emissions from other sectors in the economy. Sustainable forest management is challenged by fragmented ownership and insufficient financial resources in particular. A summary of key existing analytic studies, and the construction of a marginal abatement cost curve for mitigation actions in the forestry sector, was the basis for identifying key adaptation and mitigation measures for Romania’s forests.

  4. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    Turkey

    The report identifies the challenges,
    and opportunities the forestry sector faces in Turkey, where
    twenty five percent of the country's land area is
    covered by forests, with significant economic,
    environmental, and cultural functions. The challenges
    identified in the review include poverty, land tenure, the
    need to establish multi-purpose, participatory forest
    management planning, and, to control soil erosion in

  5. Library Resource
    June, 2016

    This paper looks at the evidence on the
    magnitude and impacts of forest illegal acts, examines the
    vulnerabilities of the forest sector, and proposes a
    strategy for combating forest crime. Forest crime
    prominently includes illegal logging but acts against the
    law also affect other sector operations such as forest
    products transport, industrial processing, and trade. Almost
    universally, criminal exploitation of forest products and

  6. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Cambodia

    The Forest Concession Management and Control Pilot Project (FCMCPP) overall objective was developed in the early 2000s and aims at 'testing and demonstrating, through implementation, a comprehensive set of forest planning and management guidelines and control procedures and establishing an effective forest management compliance monitoring and enforcement capability'. According to the planning handbook a separate and specific document was supposed to be prepared with regard to the social issues of the forest concession planning process in order to complete the planning process.

  7. Library Resource
    July, 2014
    Bolivia

    The World Bank's revised forest
    policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of
    forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing
    the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable
    manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into
    sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local
    and global environmental services and values. The policy
    enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the

  8. Library Resource
    July, 2014

    The World Bank's revised forest
    policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of
    forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing
    the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable
    manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into
    sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local
    and global environmental services and values. The policy
    enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the

  9. Library Resource
    July, 2014
    Ecuador

    The World Bank's revised forest
    policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of
    forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing
    the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable
    manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into
    sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local
    and global environmental services and values. The policy
    enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the

  10. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Kenya

    Forest in Kenya is an important source
    of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth.
    In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a
    new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions
    to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong
    emphasis on partnerships, the engagement of local
    communities, and promotion of private investment. The
    purpose of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is

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