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  • News & Events | Rio+20: Dialogues and Forest events

    05.12.12

    Twenty years after a landmark UN conference on the environment and development, policy makers will be convening in Rio, Brazil in June. The Rio+20 conference and side events --including an online dialogue open to the public -- offer an opportunity to put forests at the center of sustainable development plans for the planet.

  • Knowledge | Using Forests to Enhance Resilience to Climate Change

    04.26.12

    Developing countries are expected to suffer the most from changes in climatic patterns.
    Forest and tree management could provide a low-cost approach to enhancing resilience of local landscapes to climate change but needs to balance production, livelihood, adaptation and mitigation goals.

  • Knowledge | Brazil: Scaling up Renewable Charcoal Production

    03.22.12

    PROFOR and the BioCarbon Fund are co-financing a study designed to identify institutional and financial arrangements required to mainstream forest plantation business models and promote the potential development of CDM projects aimed at reducing GHG emissions in the forestry and iron supply chains in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

  • Knowledge | Implications of the Changes in Agro-food and Fuel Prices on Rural Livelihoods and Forests in Syria

    01.23.12

    In order to guide the World Bank and development partners' support to Syria’s natural resource management, PROFOR supported an activity that examined the implications of recent changes in international and local agro-food and fuel prices and the impact of climate change on farmers’ welfare. This activity was closed due to the political crisis in Syria.

  • 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 | Mobilizing Private Investment in Trees and Landscape Restoration in Africa

    11.16.11

    Despite the very considerable body of on-farm experience which has been gained in testing agroforestry and other tree-based technologies for their impact on increasing productivity and on rural income generation, investment in agroforestry, tree planting and landscape restoration has been lagging. This activity aimed to shed light on potential private investment opportunities and identify policy, regulatory and institutional constraints that could be lifted to help tap this potential.  

  • Knowledge | Policies and Incentives for Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa

    11.16.11

    The Miombo Woodlands are the most extensive tropical seaonal woodland and dry forest formation in Africa. Although they are less rich in biodiversity and high-value timber than moist tropical forests, these landscapes play an integral role in the lives of millions of rural people who depend on woodland resources for food, energy and environmental services. The ongoing public debate about the value of forests and woodlands in the face of climate change provides an important opportunity to revisit policies, incentives and options for managing the miombo woodlands in ways which benefit the rural poor.

  • Knowledge | Lessons Learned from an Agro-Silvo-Pastoral Technology Transfer from Costa Rica to Cameroon

    10.18.11

    A World Bank-supported pilot project, launched in January 2011, has demonstrated that several agrosilvopastoral technology innovations and systems developed and/or tested in Central America can be adapted to the Tugi (Gutah) Hills in the North West Region of Cameroon, resulting in the rehabilitation of degraded pasture lands, improved livestock productivity, increased income of the rural communities and reduced risk and vulnerability to climate change. A new PROFOR activty aims to document and disseminate the lessons from that project.

  • Knowledge | Economic Growth and Drivers of Deforestation in the Congo Basin

    09.14.11

    Though the deforestation rates in the Congo Basin countries have historically been low, the trend is likely to change dramatically due to the combination of many different factors. PROFOR supported the development of robust analytical tools to help these countries make better choices and negotiate in the international REDD+ arena.

  • Knowledge | Chile: Forests, Trees and Conservation in Degraded Lands

    07.01.11

    Chile is one of the most developed countries in the southern hemisphere and relies heavily on its natural resource base for employment and exports. Yet, despite its natural assets and economic prowess, the country is plagued by serious land degradation problems including desertification, accelerated soil erosion, and forest degradation. This activity will provide knowledge to the Chilean Government and other stakeholders on best practices and guidance for restoration of degraded lands through forestry applications suitable for the Chilean context.
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