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  • Knowledge | Impact of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Protected Areas

    01.10.12

    With PROFOR support, the World Bank's Africa regional staff contracted WWF and Estelle Levin Ltd to conduct studies in Liberia and Gabon to analyze the impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities on high-value natural landscapes and the people who live nearby, and propose more sustainable approaches to current ASM practices.

  • Knowledge | Supporting the Development of Liberia's Chain of Custody System

    08.29.11

  • Knowledge | Forests, Fragility and Conflict

    06.02.11

    Forests may be at risk in the immediate aftermath of conflict when myriad demands -- from government, local populations, commercial timber operations, as well as donors -- go uncoordinated. A new collection of analytical work on forests, fragility and conflict (published in June) could contribute to a more strategic approach to dealing with forest management in post-conflict operations.

  • Knowledge | West Africa Forest Strategy

    04.21.11

    PROFOR supported an effort to analyze the forests sector in five countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea (Conakry), Liberia and Sierra Leone) and define elements toward an effective West African forests strategy to ensure conservation and sustainable use of forests, the maintenance of forest ecosystem services, and the fair and equitable allocation of revenues and benefits from forest resources.
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