Developing new approaches to sustainable forest management in Brazil (English)

The Brazilian Amazon is a major source of tropical hardwoods, gross sales of which generate an estimated $1 billion a year. However, most timber extraction occurs in an unplanned and often illegal fashion, damaging the remaining trees, opening gaps in the canopy, and leaving large amounts of debris which make rain forests susceptible to burning. The Forest Resources Management Project ($22.6 million) aims to alleviate this situation by supporting...

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Document Date
2005/12/13
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
92580
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Brazil,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2015/01/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Developing new approaches to sustainable forest management in Brazil
Keywords
community group

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Developing new approaches to sustainable forest management in Brazil (English). Results profile Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/708191468213585558

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