. 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 …. Inefficiencies, including overuse, under-budgeting, and unsustainable and unscientific management, have led to a reduction in forest …

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 …

Indonesia has experienced two major forest and land fire events in the past five years. According to government data … approach at the landscape level …

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

of the rangelands and forest resources for the country's sustainable development. The paper explains the status and role … of rangelands and forest resources for the country's mostly rural population. It describes the importance of the sector …

This Country Forest Note (CFN) provides an upstream analysis of the status of forests and of investments and policies … relevant to the forest sector in Vietnam. It looks at forests in a programmatic and cross-sectoral manner to strategically … position the World Bank Group (WBG) to support the country in delivering on forest smart interventions. More specifically, it …

This country forest note (CFN) aims to foster dialogue between the World Bank, the government of the Republic of Zambia … (GRZ), and key development partners on future engagements in the forestry sector in Zambia by offering a comprehensive … analysis of Zambia's forest sector while shedding light on potential long-term engagements. In response to the government of …

and integrated model of forest landscape restoration with greater community ownership and private sector engagement, to … forests were weak. Much of the remaining forest estate in government reserves, including areas transferred for community … forestry, is now degraded or encroached, and illicit timber harvesting continues, despite a ban on unprocessed log exports and …