FAOWorld Bank2014-07-292014-07-292006-08-31https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19056The World Bank's revised forest policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local and global environmental services and values. The policy enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the developing world, while ensuring that it complies with such safe guard policies such as OP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment), OP 4.04 (Natural Habitats) and OD 4.20 (Indigenous Peoples). On the other hand, the policy provides only a general framework for its lending operations in forestry and cannot take account of the individual socio-economic and environmental needs of regions and sub regions. To carry out the work, experienced local consultants were recruited to prepare country level reports following guidelines provided by the FAO Investment Centre, the aim being to gain a strong local perspective on the main issues and potential for sustainable and equitable growth in the sector. These reports were complimented by reference to an extensive literature base to produce individual country reports and the summary which follows. Given the complexity of forestry in the region, the need to involve large numbers of stakeholders, and the need to accommodate change, the findings of this report should not be regarded as definitive, but rather as a first step to shaping the Bank's interventions in the sector in individual countries over the medium term. It should also be noted that data have been obtained from a variety of sources, and that inconsistencies and gaps were common; they should consequently be regarded as orders of magnitude.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAGRICULTUREAGROFORESTRYALTITUDEAQUIFERSAREA OF PLANTATIONSAREAS OF FORESTATMOSPHEREBASESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY LOSSBIODIVERSITY STRATEGYBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOMASSCARBONCARBON EMISSIONSCLEAR CUTTINGCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOASTAL AREASCOASTAL PLAINCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENTDECIDUOUS FORESTDECIDUOUS FORESTSDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION RATESDEGRADED LANDSDESERTSDEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRYDRY DECIDUOUS FORESTSECOLOGYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL GROUNDSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESENVIRONMENTAL VALUESEXPLOITATIONFARM FORESTRYFIRE PREVENTIONFIRESFISHFODDERFORESTFOREST AREASFOREST AUTHORITYFOREST COVERFOREST DWELLERSFOREST ENTERPRISESFOREST FISCAL REFORMFOREST HOLDINGSFOREST INVENTORYFOREST LANDFOREST LAND USEFOREST LAWFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANSFOREST OWNERSFOREST PLANTATIONSFOREST POLICIESFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTFOREST PRODUCT PROCESSINGFOREST RESERVESFOREST RESOURCESFORESTRYFORESTRY DEVELOPMENTFORESTRY EXTENSIONFORESTRY EXTENSION SERVICESFORESTRY INSTITUTIONSFORESTRY ISSUESFORESTRY LANDFORESTRY OPERATIONSFORESTRY PROJECTSFORESTRY RESEARCHFORESTRY SECTORFORESTRY SYSTEMSFORESTRY TRAININGFORESTSFOSSIL FUELSGASGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITYHUNTINGLABOR FORCELAND CLEARINGLAND CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURELAND COVERLAND HOLDINGSLAND SPECULATIONLAND TENURELAND TITLINGLAND USELAND USE PLANNINGLAND USE POLICYLOGGINGLOSS OF BIODIVERSITYLOSS OF FORESTMANGROVE FORESTSNATIONAL FOREST DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL FORESTRYNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL HABITATSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTOILOIL PRICESPAPER INDUSTRYPINESPLANTINGPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPRODUCERSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONRAINFALLRATE OF DEFORESTATIONRATES OF DEFORESTATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRURAL AREASSOIL DEGRADATIONSTATE FORESTSTATE FOREST AGENCIESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTRYSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITYTIMBERTREE PLANTINGTREESTROPICAL COUNTRIESTROPICAL FORESTRYTROPICAL HARDWOODSTROPICAL MOIST FORESTSTURBULENCEUNEMPLOYMENTVEGETATIONWATER QUALITYWOODWOOD EXPORTSWOOD FOREST PRODUCTSWOOD IMPORTSWOOD MARKETSWOOD PROCESSINGWOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRYWOOD PROCESSING PLANTWOOD PRODUCTS10.1596/19056