Financing the Global Benefits of Forests : The Bank's GEF Portfolio and the 1991 Forest Strategy

Campbell, J. Gabriel ; Martin, Alejandra

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: AGED;    AGRICULTURE;    BENEFICIARIES;    BIODIVERSITY;    BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/0-8213-4842-6
RP-ID  :  20627

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This evaluation was conducted jointly bythe Operations Evaluation Department (OED) and GlobalEnvironment Facility (GEF). It examines the degree to whichGlobal Environment Facility (GEF) policies are compatiblewith the World Bank's Forest Strategy. It highlights anumber of GEF-specific issues that are significant toforests and to the impact of the World Bank'sGEF-funded forest sector portfolio from 1991 to June 1999.The report recommends developing policies and projects thatmore effectively work with sustainable forest use andmanagement to incorporate conservation objectives, as wellas expanding forest strategy goals into the private sectorforest industry. The study advises that the WorldBank's partnership with the GEF for sustainableconservation of the world's forest biodiversity beexpanded, with more strategically developed and realisticgoals and more innovative approaches.