China
Integrated Forestry Development

 Description                                                        Country Challenge
 Purpose: To increase forest cover.
                                                                    Recognizing the important role of forests in supporting
                                                                    rural livelihoods and environmental services, China has
 Expected Results (include):                                        increased its forest cover over the past two decades to
 • 93,000 hectares of multifunction forests expanded.
 • 10% increase in vegetative cover over 39,000                     38% of the country's territory. Climatic extremes will
   hectares in degraded forests rehabilitated.                      exacerbate the impacts on vulnerable areas without
 • 216,000 farmers trained in forest management.                    protective forest and vegetation cover leading to limited
 IBRD Financing: US$100 million                                     recharge of aquifers, wind-damaged farmland and villages,
                                                                    greater siltation of reservoirs, and ecosystem habitat loss.
                                                                    Project Goals
                                                                    The project supports the development of additional forest
                                                                    cover and shelter belts in areas prone to wind and/or water
                                                                    erosion and in diversifying species and resilience in
                                                                    existing forest plantations. Benefiting five provinces, the
                                                                    project is expected to supplement the incomes of forest
                                                                    dependent rural communities, reduce vulnerability to
                                                                    climate impacts.


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For more information: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P105872/integrated-forestry-development-project?lang=en




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