For many countries, forests play a key role by providing incomes and livelihoods while contributing to climate change mitigation and other important ecosystem services. Taking forests into account in development planning and policy making is critical for development. This forest accounting sourcebook responds to an increasing demand for harmonization across countries in the creation and implementation of forest accounts. It should be especially useful for countries that have begun to compile forest accounts. The overall message of the sourcebook is that forest accounts allow countries to integrate environmental data with standard economic accounting information and hence better understand the links between forests and the social and economic beneficiaries who rely on and affect those resources. This is a tool that enables countries to make better-informed decisions on the use of forest resources and to design and monitor policies that can help achieve sustainable development. The sourcebook summarizes information on forest accounting and measurement that is found in other sources.
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Castaneda Sanchez,Juan Pablo, Obst,Carl Gordon, Varela,Elsa, Barrios,Jose Miguel, Narloch,Ulf Gerrit
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Document Date
2017/01/01
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Document Type
Report
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Report Number
145472
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2020/01/27
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Forest Accounting Sourcebook : Policy Applications and Basic Compilation
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Castaneda Sanchez,Juan Pablo;Obst,Carl Gordon;Varela,Elsa;Barrios,Jose Miguel;Narloch,Ulf Gerrit;
Forest Accounting Sourcebook : Policy Applications and Basic Compilation (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/772391580132234164/Forest-Accounting-Sourcebook-Policy-Applications-and-Basic-Compilation