REFORM OF FISCAL POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA

Regional forestry meeting: Abuja, Nigeria: 13-16 November 2001 - synthesis of country reports


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EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (2000-2002)

Funded in part by the EC Tropical Forestry Budget Line

B7-6201/98-08/VIII/FOR

and FAO Project GCP/RAF/354/EC

 

REFORM OF FISCAL POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF

NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA

 

Regional forestry meeting: Abuja, Nigeria: 13-16 November 2001

 

SYNTHESIS OF COUNTRY REPORTS

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

 

 


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INTRODUCTION

THE STRUCTURE OF FOREST REVENUE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA

Forest charges by type of forest

Forest charges by activity

Forest charges by type of product

Forest charges by type of producer

TRENDS IN FOREST CHARGES

IMPLEMENTATION OF FOREST REVENUE SYSTEMS

Processes used to set the level of forest charges

Processes used to collect forest charges and monitor charge collection

TOTAL FOREST REVENUE COLLECTION

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY: TRENDS AND CURRENT STATUS

SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY

ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY

THE OVERALL FLOW OF FUNDS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE FORESTRY SECTOR