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Working Paper on Forest Policy

The proposed Policy is based on a review and revision of ADB's Policy on Forestry (March 1995) and a participatory review process.

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Contents

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1. Introduction



2. Sustainable Forest Management: A Key to Poverty Reduction



3. Experience of the Asian Development Bank and Lessons Learned
1. Policy Impact and Issues
2. Forest Governance and Institutional Issues
3. Technical Issues
4. Investment and Portfolio Performance
5. Multilateral, Bilateral, and Nongovernment Organization Support


4. Challenges for Forests and Forestry in Asia and the Pacific
1. Overall Demand for Forest Products and Services
2. Forest Governance and Resource Security
3. Forest Conservation, Environmental Protection, and Management
4. Forestry, Diversified Livelihoods, and Poverty Reduction


5. ADB's Vision and Policy for Forests and Forestry in Asia and the Pacific
1. Policy Goal
2. Policy Objectives
3. Strategies
4. Types of Interventions ADB Will Support
5. Consistency and Synergy with Other ADB Policies and Environmental Safeguards
6. Sector Assistance Strategy


6. Implementation
1. Implementation Modalities and Methodology
2. Operational Implications for ADB
3. Monitoring and Evaluation of Forest Policy
4. Risks

Appendixes

1. Public Consultation Process
2. ADB Forest Sector Operations
3. Significance of Global Processes and Multilateral Environmental Agreements for the Forest Sector in the Asia and Pacific Region and Complementarities with ADB’s Forest Policy
4. Summary of Forest Policies of Other Development Banks