Forests Sourcebook

Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation

von World Bank Publications

400 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: World Bank Publications
• ISBN: 9780821371633
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.04.2008
• Größe: 275 x 215 mm
• Verlag: World Bank Publications