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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)How forests can reduce poverty 2001The international community is committed to eliminating poverty. International development targets to that end include a reduction by half in the number of people who are food insecure and a similar reduction in the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015. The Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), held an interagency Forum on the Role of Forest ry in Poverty Alleviation in September 2001. Analysts from developing countries, representatives of multi- and bilateral agencies, international research organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) came together to share their experiences. This policy brief is the result of the joint efforts of the 60 participants in the Forum, with a significant contribution by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It highlights the findings of the Forum to help fur ther the understanding of the ways in which trees, forests and forestry can contribute towards increasing food security and reducing poverty. Initiatives based on sustainable local forest management, as part of rural development and sustainable livelihood strategies, can support good governance and increase benefits to the poor. The challenge now is to turn this potential into a reality.
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Book (stand-alone)Proceedings of the workshop on forests for poverty reduction: changing role for research, development and training institutions 2005
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No results found.Despite the dramatic economic transformation experienced by the Asia-Pacific region in the last 30 years, a significant proportion of its population is still living in extreme poverty. A very large number of the poor are forest dwellers or living in forest fringes. It is paradoxical indeed that their dependency on forests has led directly to their impoverishment. Yet these forests can also be the solution to their indigent condition. Innovative approaches for development and diffusion of p overty alleviation technologies are being pioneered in many parts of the developing world. However, disparities in scientific capacity and capability, coupled with the often archaic and bureaucratic administrations in the developing and underdeveloped countries, have hindered the effective adaptation and application of these technologies. Considerable work lies ahead for many forestry institutions in the region. But, most of all, there is a need for considerable transformation in their objective s, agenda and the products they will have to deliver. This workshop, the first in the series of three workshops held in 2003 on the theme of Forests for Poverty Reduction – Exploring the Potential, was organized in June 2003 in Dehradun, India to share the experiences hitherto gained from poverty alleviation initiatives by forestry research and development agencies in the Asia-Pacific region. These proceedings, a collection of papers presented during the workshop, serve to increase the rec ognition of the role of forestry in poverty reduction, as well as the awareness of policy-makers and specialists on the need for a more pro-poor focus in their undertakings. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Proceedings of the regional workshop on forests for poverty reduction: can community forestry make money? 2004
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No results found.The proceedings of a workshop held from 1 to 2 September 2003 in Beijing, China gathered over 60 experts from 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and from international organizations. The workshop examined the opportunities that community forestry can offer in alleviating poverty for people living in forest-dependent communities. For centuries forests have been providing subsistence as well as income to the communities living in and near them. Forests therefore can be an effective resource b ase for alleviation of poverty in rural areas. New and innovative means have to be formulated so that community forestry can become a major source of income, particularly to marginalized communities. Sustainable management, marketing, processing and value addition to forest products are some areas for further exploration. This publication is a compilation of the experiences of many countries in the Asian region in implementing community forestry.
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