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Forest Law and Sustainable Development : Addressing Contemporary Challenges Through Legal Reform

dc.contributor.authorChristy, Lawrence C.
dc.contributor.authorDi Leva, Charles E.
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, Jonathan M.
dc.contributor.authorTakoukam, Patrice Talla
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T18:08:13Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T18:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis study is intended to be a systematic and practical guide to the basic features of modern forestry legislation. It identifies a range of issues that should be considered in assessing the adequacy of forest laws and presents options for addressing those issues in ways that may improve the effectiveness of law as a foundation for sustainable forest management. Part One locates forestry law within the wider legal framework, exploring its complex interrelations with other sectoral and general laws. Land issues are given special treatment because the relationship between forest access and use and land tenure is so important. Part Two explores in detail the legal treatment of core forest management issues, such as forest classification, planning, concessions, licensing, and private forest management. Part Three focuses on the role of national and sub-national institutions in the sustainable management of forest resources. As decentralization of forestry responsibilities and devolution of powers are growing, local actors are given more prominent roles in forest planning, use, and management, through such means as community-based arrangements. Part Four explores a range of environmental and trade issues. Part Five examines financial and enforcement measures, emphasizing that compliance and enforcement of forest law should be reinforced by financial and administrative sanctions. The study concludes with some reflections on how the effectiveness of forest law can be enhanced by attention to the principles that guide the process of drafting.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7713135/forest-law-sustainable-development-addressing-contemporary-challenges-through-legal-reform-forest-law-sustainable-development-addressing-contemporary-challenges-through-legal-reform
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-7038-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6671
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF LAND
dc.subjectBEAR
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBREEDING
dc.subjectBURNING
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCULTURAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAND
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY USE
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDESTRUCTION OF FORESTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRADE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION OF FORESTS
dc.subjectFAUNA
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISH STOCKS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST ACCESS
dc.subjectFOREST ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFOREST ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectFOREST ADMINISTRATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST CODE
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION ACT
dc.subjectFOREST CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectFOREST DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectFOREST DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFOREST DWELLERS
dc.subjectFOREST FUNDS
dc.subjectFOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST LAW
dc.subjectFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST LAWS
dc.subjectFOREST LEGISLATION
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGERS
dc.subjectFOREST OFFENSES
dc.subjectFOREST OFFICERS
dc.subjectFOREST PLANNING
dc.subjectFOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY
dc.subjectFOREST PRINCIPLES
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST STEWARDSHIP
dc.subjectFOREST STRATEGY
dc.subjectFOREST TAXATION
dc.subjectFOREST USE
dc.subjectFOREST UTILIZATION
dc.subjectFOREST VILLAGERS
dc.subjectFOREST VILLAGES
dc.subjectFORESTERS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY LAW
dc.subjectFORESTRY LAWS
dc.subjectFORESTRY LEGISLATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY REFORM
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectGROVES
dc.subjectHABITAT FOR WILDLIFE
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectILLEGAL HARVESTING
dc.subjectILLEGAL LOGGING
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLAND LAW
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDMARK
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATORY SPECIES
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE FOREST
dc.subjectPRIVATE FORESTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FORESTRY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectREFORESTATION FEES
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSTATE FOREST
dc.subjectSTATE FOREST INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSTATE FORESTS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectTREE
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWILD ANIMALS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.titleForest Law and Sustainable Development : Addressing Contemporary Challenges Through Legal Reformen
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okr.date.disclosure2007-07-18
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7713135/forest-law-sustainable-development-addressing-contemporary-challenges-through-legal-reform-forest-law-sustainable-development-addressing-contemporary-challenges-through-legal-reform
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7038-4
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20070612154805
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7713135
okr.identifier.report40003
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.unitOffice of the Sr VP & Gen Counsl (LEGVP)
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