Forests in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

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Forests in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

dc.contributor.author	Harwell, Emily
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-26T15:38:27Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-26T15:38:27Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	Recognizes in failed states or states at risk of becoming failed states the linkages between forests, armed conflict, poverty, and various aspects of state fragility. Forests are valuable for local subsistence livelihoods, timber, and other commercially valuable forest products, as well as ecosystem services including forest carbon and biodiversity. This makes the linkage between forests and fragile states significant to local poverty reduction, national and global trade, and global public goods. Certain aspects of timber offset this propensity toward violence: (1) because timber has a low value to weight ratio and is difficult to smuggle due to size, it does not contribute to prolonging violence for its economic worth; (2) timber does not experience price volatility like precious minerals; and (3) end users of timber look at its sourcing and want certification of legality. Long-term commitment to protect and replant forests is important in post-conflict periods during which time government and donors can isolate spoilers and work for change through interagency and public participation.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/9108
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9108
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	World Development Report 2011
dc.title	Forests in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-05T11:36:39.017778Z
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.administrative	Latin America and Caribbean
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4389
okr.topic	Conflict and Development
okr.topic	Environment