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Choices in Quantifying Carbon for Jurisdictional REDD+ : Overview from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

Neeff, Till - 2020

The Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is set up to pilot performance-based payment systems for emission reductions generated from REDD+ efforts in developing countries. The piloting efforts include setting a good practice benchmark for robust carbon quantification that...

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Strengthening Forest Fire Management in India

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, … - 2018

Fire has been a part of India's landscape since time immemorial and can play a vital role in healthy forests, recycling nutrients, helping tree species regenerate, removing invasive weeds and pathogens, and maintaining habitat for some wildlife. Occasional fires can also keep down fuel loads...

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Regulatory Tools, Effective Markets, and Private Sector Participation in the Forestry and Wood Products Processing Sectors : Issues and Solutions for Developing Countries

World Bank Group - 2019

This report presents a framework for strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation of forestry and … related sectors. It strives to identify and reduce regulatory burdens on private firms active in the forestry sector, while … countries, has significant impact on national and global forestry product markets, leading to increasingly heavy regulation of …

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Forest-Smart Mining : Identifying Factors Associated with the Impacts of Large-Scale Mining on Forests

Maddox, Thomas - 2019

Minerals play a vital role in society, both in everyday life and in technologies required for a greener economic future. While circular economic approaches are developing fast, continued rising demand and the limitations of recycling mean mining for new raw materials is set to remain an...

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Partnerships and Opportunities for a New Green Forest Economy in Lao PDR : Sustaining Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods

World Bank Group - 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has a comparative advantage in natural capital, which has fueled economic growth averaging around 8 percent per annum since 2000. The natural resource endowment comprises half of the country's wealth. Although forest cover declined 3.6 percent between...

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Country Forest Note : Vietnam

World Bank Group - 2019

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...

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Review on Sustainable Forest Management and Financing in China

World Bank Group - 2019

The purpose of this report is to review and disseminate lessons learned from domestically financed forestry programs in …

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Country Forest Note : Zambia

World Bank Group - 2019

(GRZ), and key development partners on future engagements in the forestry sector in Zambia by offering a comprehensive …

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Ukraine Country Forest Note : Growing Green and Sustainable Opportunities

World Bank Group - 2020

Ukraine's forest sector has untapped potential to contribute to environmental stability, economic growth, and the well-being of its citizens. The present government which came into power in 2020 is moving ahead on critical reforms in different sectors to strengthen the foundations for...

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Myanmar Country Forest Note

World Bank Group - 2020

forestry, is now degraded or encroached, and illicit timber harvesting continues, despite a ban on unprocessed log exports and … coverage, including commercial plantations, community forestry, and engagement with ethnic groups who aspire recognition of …

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