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 …

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 …

. 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The forest tenure assessment tool (FTAT) and user guide consists of an integrated set of methodologies and guidelines … for assessing both why it is important to secure community-based forest tenure in a specific national or sub …-national context, and what needs to be done to strengthen forest tenure in that context. It is a companion piece to the analytical …

Endowed with rich forest resources, Paraguay has lost a large portion of its native forest cover in recent decades … underpins the country's energy security. A forest plantation subsector is emerging, in part to address the annual deficit of …