The main objective of the Forest Sector Development Project is to assist the Government to improve the performance of the forestry sector in line with economic, social, and environmental requirements of Sri Lanka by implementing part of a five year time slice (1990-94) of the Forestry Master Plan. The project will: (i) strengthen the management of forests and established plantations, and inventory additional natural forests and young plantations for management purposes; (ii) establish an environmental management system to ensure conformity with environmental guidlelines; (iii) establish and maintain 17,900 ha of new plantations; (iv) expand and augment resources for professional and technical education and training facilities; and (v) strengthen the Forestry Planning Unit of the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development, reorganize the management and strengthen the field organization of Forestry Department, and upgrade information and data processing at the State Timber Corporation. The project also includes an applied research program consisting of species trials, as well as technical assistance, civil works, vehicles, equipment, materials, and additional staff needed for the project.
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Document Date
1989/05/17
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Document Type
Memorandum & Recommendation of the President
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Report Number
P5041
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2010/06/24
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Sri Lanka - Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP)
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Keywords
Internal Economic Rate of Return;natural forest;forestry sector;modern forest management;water supply and sanitation;source of energy;Exchange Rates;Projects in Execution;reduction of forest;protection and preservation;environmental protection standard;primarily due;clearing of land;total energy consumption;forest sector development;sri lanka rupee;weights and measure;technical assistance program;method of procurement;investment cost;democratic socialist;grant financing;resource base;municipal management;credit balance;external support;sound position;credit effectiveness;local input;institutional base;agriculture research;Vocational Training;employment opportunity;rural population;organizational structure;political problem;forest estate;professional forestry;employment opportunities;education facility;cubic feet;professional forester;investment program;institutional framework;forest inventories;productive resource;shifting cultivation;paper product;forestry product;forest land;foreign exchange;goods vehicle;tree crop;external financing;forestry operation;appraisal mission;local expenditure;profit center;Financing plans;material expenditures;manufacturing operation;project costing;forest plantation;civil works;project risk;political disturbance;local expertise;forestry practices;price contingency;sale price;wood product;forestry training;wood production;irrigation;
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Sri Lanka - Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP) (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/382561468302982829/Sri-Lanka-Forest-Sector-Development-Project-FSDP