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

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Journal Articles & Books
maart, 2001
Burkina Faso
Lithuania
Gambia
Croatia
France
Guatemala
Indonesia
Bulgaria
Laos
Bolivia
Canada
Congo
Guinea
Costa Rica
Cameroon
Cyprus
Lesotho
Albania
Madagascar
Italy
Norway
Brazil
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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december, 2000
Honduras
Chile
Ukraine
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Ghana
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Guyana
Belarus
Central African Republic
Nicaragua
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Madagascar
Uzbekistan
Cameroon
Tanzania
Ecuador
Papua New Guinea
Russia
Armenia
Brazil
Oceania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Eastern Asia

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