World Bank2013-09-092013-09-092003-05-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15732This Policy Note discusses the status of Forestry in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MNA) of the Bank. The Policy Note is a product of the FAO Investment Center in Rome, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Bank. Experience in natural resource management shows that to adequately address sustainable development, solutions must go beyond any single sector, and be cross-sectoral. They must also go beyond technical solutions to include legal and policy frameworks. In the MNA Region, a large percentage of the population lives in rural areas on primarily small pieces of land and in the absence of other sources of revenue to supplement their income. Also because many do not own their land, they are without the means to improve their small land areas to increase output and revenues, thus creating a dependence on the natural resources.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHSAFFORESTATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTUREAGROFORESTRYAIR POLLUTIONARID ZONEARIDITYBARLEYBASINBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY LOSSBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCARBONCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOASTSCOMMERCIAL VALUECOMMUNITY FORESTRYCONSERVATIONCORKCROPSDEFORESTATIONDESERTIFICATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISASTERSDROUGHTDRY AREASDUNESECOLOGICAL CONDITIONSECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEROSIONEUCALYPTUSEXPLOITATIONEXPORTFARMERSFARMINGFIBERBOARDFINANCIAL RESOURCESFIRESFIREWOODFLOODSFOREST AREASFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST COVERFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST FIRESFOREST GRAZINGFOREST INDUSTRIESFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTIONFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST RESOURCESFOREST UTILIZATIONFORESTRYFORESTRY DEVELOPMENTFORESTRY OPERATIONSFORESTRY POLICYFORESTRY RESEARCHFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRUITSFUELWOODFURNITUREHOUSEHOLDSIMPORTSINCOMEINVENTORIESLAND USELEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONLOGGINGNATIONAL PARKSNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTOILOPPORTUNITY COSTSPACKAGESPARTICLEBOARDPASTURESPETROLEUMPINESPLANT SPECIESPLANTATIONSPLYWOODPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY LINEPROGRAMSPULPRAINFALLRANGELANDSREFORESTATIONRESERVESRESERVOIRSRESINSRESOURCE USERIVERROUNDWOODRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSANDSAWMILLINGSAWMILLSSAWNWOODSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESEASEASSEDIMENTATIONSMALL-SCALE IRRIGATIONSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL EROSIONSTATE FORESTSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETIMBERTREE PLANTATIONSTREE PLANTINGTREESTUNISIATURKEYUNEMPLOYMENTUNITED ARAB EMIRATESURBAN AREASURBAN FORESTRYWATER CONSERVATIONWATER LOGGINGWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCESWATERSHEDWATERSHED DEVELOPMENTWATERSHEDSWETLANDSWOOD PROCESSINGWOOD PRODUCTIONWOOD PRODUCTSWOOD RESOURCESWorld Bank10.1596/15732