Publication: Poverty, Forest Dependence and Migration in the Forest Communities of Turkey: Evidence and Policy Impact Analysis
Date
2017-06
ISSN
Published
2017-06
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
This paper is part of an ongoing
collaboration between the World Bank and the General
Directorate of Forestry (GDF) in Turkey. In 2013, the GDF
requested that the World Bank help update their 5-year
Forest Sector Strategy (2017-2021), and together they
developed a Forest Policy Note (FPN) which provided a
comprehensive overview of the Forestry Sector; an in-depth
analysis identifying areas in which the sector could adopt
international best practices in sustainable forestry
management. As part of that analysis, this PROFOR-funded
survey was undertaken to better understand the socioeconomic
dimensions of forest villages, their forest dependency, and
constraints to income growth in rural areas. The survey
collected important information on the socio-economic
conditions of forest village populations, income generating
opportunities, forest use and management practices,
migration and activities of forest development programs and
cooperatives. The analysis highlights the main challenges to
improving villager livelihoods and forest management and
provides much needed evidence for informing the design and
implementation of forest community development programs.
Citation
“World Bank Group. 2017. Poverty, Forest Dependence and Migration in the Forest Communities of Turkey: Evidence and Policy Impact Analysis. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28590 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”