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BIC, along with in-country partners, has published three new case studies on the impacts of several World Bank projects on forests and forest communities. You can find them below:
- A Case Study of the World Bank’s Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project in Cambodia
- The World Bank Para Rural Integrated Development Project: A case study of forest impacts
- Putting the “Drivers of Deforestation” in Context: Dimensions, impacts, and best practices of international forest related investments
Case study 1 focuses on the impact of the World Bank’s Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED) project on communities and forests in Cambodia, and is timely in light of the World Bank’s recent re-engagement in Cambodia (see here). BIC along with The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) reviewed the implementation of the project and put forward several recommendations for future World Bank investments in the land sector.
Case study 2 looks at the Para Rural Integrated Development Project in the Amazon region of Brazil. BIC and SITAWI looked at this project specifically for its efficacy in reducing deforestation and enhancing natural resource management. Future recommendations are also included.
Case study 3 looks more broadly at drivers of deforestation through investments at a number of multilateral development banks (MDB’s). BIC sought to identify key actors, magnitudes of finance, and impacts and mitigation of investments on forests. BIC looked at 13 tropical forest countries to complete this analysis.
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This article by Debbie Pierce originally appeared on bicusa.org on June 08, 2016 at 08:20PM
