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The World Bank Forest Strategy: Striking the right balance Vol. 1 (English) |
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The changing dynamics of the forest sector and the global economy
prompted World Bank President James Wolfensohn to launch the CEO forum
and the World Bank/World Wide Fund for Nature Alliance. In parallel,
Bank management launched a Forest Policy Implementation Review and
Strategy process in which the Operations Evaluation Department (OED)
was asked to contribute an independent evaluation of the Bank ' s 1991
Forest Strategy. OED evaluated implementation of the strategy as
outlined in " The Forest Sector: A World Bank Policy Paper (1991), "
Operational Policy 4.36, and Good Practice 4.36 (both issued in 1993).
The evaluation reviewed lending and non-lending activities for the
three organizations comprising the World Bank Group as well as for the
Global Environmental Facility (GEF). Six country studies were carried
out (Brazil, Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, India, and Indonesia) along
with a global review, and six regional portfolio reviews. The OED
studies analyzed the interactions among the Bank ' s Country Assistance
Strategies, economic and sector work, policy dialogue, and Bank
lending. The report identifies seven elements that would make Bank
forest strategy more relevant and help it achieve its strategic
objectives in the forest sector.
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