World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192010-02-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2978This policy note was prepared in response to a request from the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) for World Bank assistance in developing legislative and institutional policies and strategies that will take advantage of the potential of the region's forest resources to contribute to poverty alleviation, food security, sustainable agriculture, economic growth, and to protection of forest-related environmental services such as climate, biodiversity, water, and wildlife resources. The note is intended to: (a) take stock of the current situation on the ground, including identifying the legislative, institutional, governance, and policy reforms needed to create an enabling environment for both public and private-sector investment. This should help in contributing to improved understanding of the currently underutilized potential of Southern Sudan's forest resources; (b) analyze what has worked and what has not worked prior to and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); and (c) suggest priority solutions and actions towards revitalizing the forestry sector. Key policy issues addressed in this note include: 1) strengthening forest resource information and knowledge base; 2) developing a coherent legislative and policy framework, organizational structure, and capacity for the sector; 3) promoting participatory forest and woodland management; 4) enabling forest-based industries to thrive; 5) creating an enabling environment for attracting private-sector investment; 6) protecting and enhancing forest-related environmental services; 7) using technical approaches to conservation and sustainable management of forest resources; and 8) introducing predictable and sustainable long-term financing mechanisms.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FORESTSACCURATE INFORMATIONACTION PLANACTION PLANSACTIVE PARTICIPATIONAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREAGROFORESTRYANIMALANIMAL RESOURCESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBUSH MEATCALCULATIONCAPACITY OF FORESTSCARBONCARBON SEQUESTRATIONCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCOCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FORESTSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONCESSIONCONCESSION AGREEMENTSCONCESSION MANAGEMENTCONCESSION RIGHTSCONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYCONSTRUCTION MATERIALSCOUNTRY'S FOREST RESOURCESCRUDE OILDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION PRESSURESDEMAND FOR TIMBERDIVERGENCEECOSYSTEMEFFECTIVE CONSERVATIONEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSEUCALYPTUSFENCINGFIREWOODFODDERFOOD SECURITYFOREST ACTFOREST ADMINISTRATIONFOREST ADMINISTRATIONSFOREST BIOMASSFOREST CARBONFOREST CARBON STOCKSFOREST COMMISSIONFOREST COMMUNITIESFOREST COMPANIESFOREST CONCESSIONFOREST CONCESSIONSFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST CORPORATIONFOREST COVERFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST DEPARTMENTFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST ESTATEFOREST EXPLOITATIONFOREST EXTENSIONFOREST FOODSFOREST FUNDFOREST GOVERNANCEFOREST GROWTHFOREST GUARDSFOREST HABITATFOREST HABITATSFOREST HARVESTINGFOREST INDUSTRIESFOREST INDUSTRYFOREST INDUSTRY SECTORFOREST INSTITUTIONSFOREST INVENTORIESFOREST INVENTORYFOREST INVESTMENTFOREST LANDFOREST LAND USEFOREST LAWFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENTFOREST LAWSFOREST LEGISLATIONFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNINGFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANSFOREST MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIESFOREST MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITYFOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFOREST MANAGERSFOREST OFFICERSFOREST OUTCOMESFOREST PLANNINGFOREST POLICIESFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTFOREST PROTECTIONFOREST RECOVERYFOREST REFORMSFOREST RESERVEFOREST RESERVESFOREST RESOURCEFOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENTFOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENTFOREST RESOURCESFOREST REVENUEFOREST REVENUESFOREST SECTORFOREST STAKEHOLDERSFOREST TAXATIONFOREST TYPESFOREST USERSFORESTERSFORESTRYFORESTRY COMMISSIONFORESTRY DEPARTMENTFORESTRY DEVELOPMENTFORESTRY EDUCATIONFORESTRY EXTENSIONFORESTRY INSTITUTIONSFORESTRY ISSUESFORESTRY MANAGEMENTFORESTRY SECTORFORESTRY TRAININGFORESTSFORESTS MANAGEMENTGHGGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASGLOBAL WARMINGGRASSLANDGREENHOUSEHUNTINGHUNTING AREASILLEGAL HARVESTINGILLEGAL LOGGINGINDIGENOUS FORESTINDIGENOUS FORESTSINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN AGROFORESTRYLAKESLAND ADMINISTRATIONLAND OWNERSLAND POLICYLAND TENURELAND USE PLANNINGLAND-USELAND-USE PLANNINGLIVESTOCKLOGGINGLOGSMEDICINAL PLANTSMIGRATORY BIRDSMORATORIUMMOUNTAIN RANGESMOUNTAINSNATIONAL FOREST DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL FOREST POLICYNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNITROGENPALMPLANTATION FORESTSPLANTINGPRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYPROVINCIAL FORESTSAVANNASAVANNAH WOODLANDSSAWMILLINGSILVICULTURESTATE FORESTSSTEWARDSHIPSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTSSWAMPSTIMBERTIMBER COMPANIESTIMBER FORESTTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTSTIMBER FOREST RESOURCESTIMBER HARVESTINGTIMBER INDUSTRYTIMBER PRODUCTSTIMBER SALESTIMBER SPECIESTIMBER SUPPLYTIMBER UTILIZATIONTOURISMTREETREE SPECIESTREESTROPICAL FORESTTROPICAL VEGETATIONUNEPWATERSHEDWETLAND AREAWILDLIFEWILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWILDLIFE RESOURCESWOODWOOD INDUSTRYWOOD PROCESSINGWOOD PRODUCTSWOOD-BASED PANELSWOODLANDWOODLAND RESOURCESWOODLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/2978