on forest resources have grown, the cycle of fire has spun out of balance. Large areas of degraded forest are now subject …Fire has been a part of India's landscape since time immemorial and can play a vital role in healthy forests, recycling … to burning on an annual or semi-annual basis. As these fires are no longer beneficial to forest health, India is …

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 … 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 …

Ukraine's forest sector has untapped potential to contribute to environmental stability, economic growth, and the well … sectors to strengthen the foundations for development and growth. This is an opportune time to realize the forest sector …'s full potential. The objective of this note is to strengthen the dialog with Ukraine on the forest sector in light of the …

forests were weak. Much of the remaining forest estate in government reserves, including areas transferred for community … and integrated model of forest landscape restoration with greater community ownership and private sector engagement, to … more diverse management approaches and the collaboration with partners who can expand forest management capacity and …

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 …

key input to improved decision-making on protected areas, forest and natural resources more generally; but the lack of … ecosystem services that are provided by a forest can be valued and then compared to the benefits that would otherwise be … obtained if the forest was converted to other uses. The study provides evidence of the importance of forests in providing …

forest. The National Forest Inventory, conducted by the Liberia Forestry Development Authority in 2018 and 2019, estimates … the forest cover in Liberia to be 6.69 million hectares which is approximately 69 percent of the total landmass. Liberia …'s formal (measured) forest contribution to the national economy runs between nine and 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP …

change negotiations and efforts to develop a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. In … many forest-rich countries, the implementation of the recently declared COP21 INDC1 targets builds significantly on …

Turkey. In 2013, the GDF requested that the World Bank help update their 5-year Forest Sector Strategy (2017-2021), and … together they developed a Forest Policy Note (FPN) which provided a comprehensive overview of the Forestry Sector; an in … part of that analysis, this PROFOR-funded survey was undertaken to better understand the socioeconomic dimensions of forest …