Strategy for the forest sector in sub Saharan Africa. World Bank technical paper; Strategie pour le secteur forestier en afrique subsaharienne
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:166981
Forest resources in Sub-Saharan Africa are disappearing at an alarming rate--the region witnessed a seven percent loss of its forest cover during the 1980s. The deforestation of tropical rain forests in West and Central Africa is occurring at a rate of two million hectares each year. The poor usually suffer the most in the short run--but it is the entire world community that suffers in the long run from the ensuing ecological damage. This strategy paper is one element of the World Bank`s process of addressing environmental issues and challenges. The paper adheres to the Bank`s forest policy adopted in 1991, which reaffirms the Bank`s support for conservation and sustainable development of forest resources. The authors emphasize the importance of the symbiosis of forest resource management and socioeconomic development for the region.
- Research Organization:
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, DC (United States). Africa Technical Dept.
- OSTI ID:
- 166981
- Report Number(s):
- PB--96-120977/XAB; WORLD BANK TP--251-FR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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