Poverty estimates are essential to track the progress or impact of programs and policies that target poverty itself. However, while forest areas are home to the poor, very little is known about poverty...
Worldwide, forests are under mounting pressure largely due to changing land uses and variations in weather patterns induced by global warming. Increasingly, scientists warn that deforestation, forest degradation...
The year 2016 marked a move from agenda setting to implementation for the international community, with attention focused on delivering commitments in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreementunder...
The international development community is increasingly demanding better evidence on the effectiveness of policies and programs across different sectors. The forest sector is no exception. Governments...
The use of the phrase, ‘political economy’ originates in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations and is also found in the writings of David Ricardo and Karl Marx. What is presently understood as ‘economics’ was...
This paper examines some of the concepts surrounding the idea that forests and trees can contribute to making households more resilient to food insecurity. The paper begins with a discussion of the widely...
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is in the process of designing a national REDD+ mechanism to allow it to access donor funding in the medium term, and funding from a potential performance based mechanism...
It is worrying that 2012 didn't show much change from previous years: extreme weather events and volatile food prices continued to hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. What changed...
The global dialogue surrounding the United Nations framework convention for climate change has focused on two strategies for addressing challenges associated with climate change: (1) mitigation (reducing...
This report is based on seven background papers comprising household studies, national level analyses, and technical assessments. Household studies were undertaken in Mozambique and Zambia to develop a...
In this report, the authors study the experiences and lessons learned on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to promote good forest governance, and identify ways modern technology...
This report and guidance note has been prepared by the program on forests (PROFOR), a multi-donor partnership housed at the World Bank, in order to build a body of knowledge and global good practice to...
Is the program on forests branching out? Many of the activities Program on Forests (PROFOR) financed in 2011 focused on the role of trees beyond the dense canopy of tropical moist forests and considered...
In 2010, the Program on Forests (PROFOR) initiated 26 new activities, and had an active portfolio of 48 projects, up from 33 projects the previous year (and over twice the number of activities in the portfolio...
Program of Work and Financing Report (PROFOR) is the multi-donor partnership program on forests, hosted by the World Bank - is well-placed to respond to this challenge: to 'act now' by quickly identifying...
In the past, Cameroon's ability to place forests at the service of its people, its economy, and the environment was hampered by the legacy of colonial administrations and their extractive policies. After...
Following on the outcomes of the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali in December 2007, the past year saw impressive international...
Contents of the report are: a partnership that links the international forest community; Program on Forests (PROFOR) in action : highlights of the portfolio from 2002-2006. A livelihoods approach to poverty...
At present, the Program on forests (PROFOR) portfolio comprises twenty activities under implementation. Of these, eleven are active at the global level (including country-level components), two at the...
In 2005, there were twenty-two activities in the portfolio. Of these, twelve are active at the global level (including country-level components), two at the regional level and eight at the national level...