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Valuing the Ecosystem Services Provided by Forests In Pursat Basin, Cambodia

Rawlins, Maurice - 2020

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is increasingly recognizing that adequate valuation of ecosystem services is a key input to improved decision-making on protected areas, forest and natural resources more generally; but the lack of data, accepted methodologies and technical capacity have...

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Zambia Economic Brief, No. 12, July 2019 : Wealth Beyond Mining - Leveraging Renewable Natural Capital

World Bank Group - 2019

The twelfth Zambia economic brief with a focus on how Zambia can harness its renewable resources to promote sustainable growth. This brief is part of a series of short economic updates produced twice a year by the World Bank

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Renewable Natural Resources : Practical Lessons for Conflict-Sensitive Development

Ruckstuhl, Sandra - 2009

This paper explores how a 'conflict and violence sensitive' framework in project assessment, design and implementation facilitates early identification and mitigation of negative consequences of competition and dispute, and promotes sustainable development over the longer term. It discusses the...

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Gender-Dimensions of Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China

World Bank Group - 2016

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Illegal Forest Production and Trade : An Overview

Contreras-Hermosilla, Arnoldo - 2002

environment and the most vulnerable sectors of society. To conclude, the improvement of the policy and legislative framework and …

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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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Managing Afghanistan's Rangelands and Forest Resources : An Assessment of Institutional and Technical Capacity Constraints

World Bank Group - 2018

, insecurity, ethnic division, and wide-spread damage to the environment and natural resources. As citizens of one of the poorest …

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Mozambique Country Forestry Note

Aquino, Andre - 2018

Mozambique has 34 million hectares (ha) of natural forests, covering 43 percent of its area. The predominant forest ecosystem is the miombo, covering about two thirds of the total forest area. Other forest ecosystems include internationally recognized biodiversity hotspots, such as the coastal...

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Forests for Green Pakistan : Forest Policy Note

World Bank Group - 2018

and Kashmir (9.6 percent), and Gilgit-Baltistan (7 percent). The World Bank supported Pakistan's forestry sector until … ecosystems, rural livelihoods, the national economy, and the global environment. In recent years the government has augmented its …

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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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