%0 Generic

%T Understanding forests' contribution to poverty alleviation a framework for interventions in forested areas

%A Shyamsundar, Priya

%A Ahlroth, Sofia

%A Kristjanson, Patricia M.

%A Onder, Stefanie

%I World Bank Group, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice

%K Wald

%K Forstwirtschaft

%K Armutsbekämpfung

%K Arbeitsproduktivität

%K Ressourcennutzung

%K Graue Literatur

%D May 2018

%X This paper develops a broad framework to conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to poverty reduction and inform interventions in forest landscapes. The paper identifies five key strategies for reducing poverty in forest landscapes: (a) improvements in the productivity of forest land and labor; (b) strengthened community, household, and women's rights over forests and land; (c) regional complementary investments in institutions, infrastructure, and public services that facilitate poverty reduction for the forest poor; (d) increased access to markets for timber or non-timber forest products; and (e) mechanisms that enhance and enable the flow of benefits from forest ecosystem services to the poor. The practical utility of the framework is tested through a portfolio review of forestry lending by the World Bank Group, the largest public investor in the forestry sector. The paper concludes with a discussion of some key issues that need to be addressed for forest-related investments in poverty reduction to succeed

%C World Bank Group, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice

%C Washington, D.C.