The World Bank has long been active in the Europe and Central Asia region in monitoring and evaluating land reform … developments and supporting the development of land markets. Bank efforts to date have made a significant impact in client …

Indonesia has experienced two major forest and land fire events in the past five years. According to government data … environmental sectors. Unlike the wildfires in boreal forests of North America, land-based fires in Indonesia are man-made. Fire … in areas with conflict, where landownership is uncertain, and where enforcement is weak. Without measures to control land …

fund (CF) countries affecting women's land and forest tenure. The study also explores women's ability to exercise land and … well as what is needed to further protect and strengthen women's rights to land and forest tenure along with their ability … forest rights in statutory and customary systems; how these rights may be affected by the CF programs (ERPs and BSPs); as …

and consumption, medicinal plants and wildlife provide scarce means for survival and limited trade. The government of … resources management to private sector development, justice sector reform (land administration), agriculture development … of the rangelands and forest resources for the country's sustainable development. The paper explains the status and role …

investors. This reform agenda accompanies the Government of Lao PDR's (GoL) plan to expand forest cover to 70 percent from the …. Although forest cover declined 3.6 percent between 2005 and 2015, Lao PDR still has among the highest forest cover percentage … of countries in the region, and the value of timber and non-timber forest products is 10,740 US Dollars per capita …

outlines current trends and challenges in the forest and land use sectors; builds on the ongoing dialogue and reviews past … progress and decreasing deforestation rates, the forest sector faces challenges from competing land uses, overexploitation of …This Country Forest Note (CFN) provides an upstream analysis of the status of forests and of investments and policies …

This country forest note (CFN) aims to foster dialogue between the World Bank, the government of the Republic of Zambia … analysis of Zambia's forest sector while shedding light on potential long-term engagements. In response to the government of … the Republic of Zambia's policy and development ambitions to improve the forest sector's contribution to the national …

forests were weak. Much of the remaining forest estate in government reserves, including areas transferred for community … other recent control measures. Ongoing sector reforms and strong government commitments under the Myanmar Restoration and … and integrated model of forest landscape restoration with greater community ownership and private sector engagement, to …

economic stress. While forest products directly benefit vulnerable rural communities, ecosystem services from forests support … important job and livelihood opportunities in rural areas in Lao PDR that can be expanded. This country forest note provides an … upstream analysis of the status of forests as well as investments and policies relevant to the forest sector in the Lao People …