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An Overview of National Forest Funds: Current Approaches and Future Opportunities

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Journal Articles & Books
Marzo, 2001
Burkina Faso
Lituania
Gambia
Croacia
Francia
Guatemala
Indonesia
Bulgaria
Laos
Bolivia
Canadá
Congo
Guinea
Costa Rica
Camerún
Chipre
Lesotho
Albania
Madagascar
Italia
Noruega
Brasil
Cuba

This paper presents an overview of the various approaches that developed and developing countries have used in designing national forest funds. It is based on a study of legislation in over forty countries and a review of some of the few empirical studies of forest fund performance. The overview may serve as checklist of issues and options for policymakers who are designing funds.

The IMF funding deforestation: how International Monetary Fund loans and policies are responsible for global forest loss

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Diciembre, 2000
Honduras
Chile
Ucrania
Indonesia
Kirguistán
Ghana
Kazajstán
Moldavia
Guyana
Belarús
República Centroafricana
Nicaragua
Tayikistán
Turkmenistán
Madagascar
Uzbekistán
Camerún
Tanzania
Ecuador
Papua Nueva Guinea
Rusia
Armenia
Brasil
Oceanía
África subsahariana
América Latina y el Caribe
Asia oriental

Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on environmental