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Reforming Forest Fiscal Systems: An Overview of Country Approaches and Experiences Workshop Proceedings Forest fiscal systems - specifically concession and revenue systems - provide the tools for mobilizing forest revenues, motivating private industry operations, and meeting broader policy objectives, including sustainable forest management (SFM), poverty reduction, and conservation of environmental values. Several countries, encompassing a diverse range of forest types and associated industries, are implementing or considering new approaches to designing and implementing effective fiscal systems. In this context, the International Workshop on Reform of Forest Fiscal Systems took place in Washington DC from October 19 - 21, 2003, to provide a forum for frank discussion on the political economy of forest fiscal reforms. Participants from seven countries - Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, and Nicaragua - shared their experiences in the reform process. This publication consists of the background papers prepared by Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Honduras and Indonesia for the Workshop as well as a summary of the Workshop proceedings. The Workshop was organized and funded by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Program on Forests (PROFOR), UK Department for International Development (DFID), and the World Bank Institute (WBI). Reforming Forest Fiscal Systems
Forest Fiscal Systems Reform at UNFF-4 An active debate on concession policies and forest fiscal systems has taken place for a number of years. Several countries, encompassing a diverse range of forest types and associated industries, are implementing or considering new approaches to allocating rights to utilize forests. While their situations are different, in all cases the objective is to identify the practical ways to ensure that forests can be utilized sustainably and make a more positive contribution to national poverty reduction objectives (as defined in PRSPs or similar statement of policy) through stimulating growth and providing regular and enhanced revenue flows to governments.
A "Carbon Neutral" Workshop In this context, the International Workshop on Reform of Forest Fiscal Systems took place October 19-21, 2003 at the World Bank in Washington DC. The workshop provided a valuable forum for frank discusion on the political economy of forest fiscal reform. Over the course of the two-day workshop, participants discussed their experiences with such reform processes, focusing on lessons learned in how to manage the reform process and best practices for applying various forest fiscal instruments. Specifically, the Workshop focused on three key themes:
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