Forests sourcebook : practical guidance for sustaining forests in development cooperation
- Washington, DC : World Bank, c2008
- xxvii, 369 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm
From the Publisher: The 'Forests Source Book' provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the 'Forests Source Book' offers information useful to a broad audience of practitioners, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The Source Book was developed in partnership with members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, including the Food and Agriculture Organization. The 'Source Book' provides background on key issues, lessons learned, and recommendations for practitioners on a number of topics including private sector engagement, forest governance, sustainable plantation and commercial harvesting, and forest information management systems. Giving insight into the complex interplay between different realms of development work that effect or are affected by forests, the Forests Sourcebook is a valuable tool for any stakeholder involved in development or business projects that could have impact on forests
9780821371633 (pbk.) 0821371630 9780821371640 (electronic) 0821371649 (electronic)
2008001296
Forestry projects--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Sustainable forestry--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forest management--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forest policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc
SD387.P74 / F67 2008 SD387.P74 / F67 2008
333.75
From the Publisher: The 'Forests Source Book' provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the 'Forests Source Book' offers information useful to a broad audience of practitioners, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The Source Book was developed in partnership with members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, including the Food and Agriculture Organization. The 'Source Book' provides background on key issues, lessons learned, and recommendations for practitioners on a number of topics including private sector engagement, forest governance, sustainable plantation and commercial harvesting, and forest information management systems. Giving insight into the complex interplay between different realms of development work that effect or are affected by forests, the Forests Sourcebook is a valuable tool for any stakeholder involved in development or business projects that could have impact on forests
9780821371633 (pbk.) 0821371630 9780821371640 (electronic) 0821371649 (electronic)
2008001296
Forestry projects--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Sustainable forestry--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forest management--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Forest policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc
SD387.P74 / F67 2008 SD387.P74 / F67 2008
333.75