The purpose of this report is to review and disseminate lessons learned from domestically financed forestry programs in … China and from those programs financed by international organizations, and to recommend best practices on sustainable forest … International Cooperation (GIZ), Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbeau (KfW), and those financed by the Government of China. In addition …

China’s forest cover has been increasing in the past three decades, which is in sharp contrast to rapid declines in … forests in China and elsewhere. Some studies suggest that imports of forest products have contributed to the increase in … forest cover of China and the decline in forest cover of exporting countries. However, it is not clear whether other …