By Nalini Kumar, World Bank, World Bank. Operations Evaluation Dept
Even though the involvement of the area financial institution within the woodland area has a comparatively brief historical past, beginning in 1988, the impression of financial institution tasks dates again a lot extra. The Bank's 1991 wooded area method under pressure a multi-sectoral procedure. therefore, this evaluate checked out the Bank's initiatives within the wooded area region, tasks with woodland area parts, and tasks with capability affects on forests, in addition to the Bank's non-lending prone. those stories search to pass judgement on no matter if the financial institution has 'done the precise issues' and 'done issues right.'
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How Many People Are Economically Dependent on Forests? 127 K. Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)A Success Story 131 L. World Bank Lending Portfolio for India 133 M. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Some Elements of a Possible Strategy for Wasteland Development and Afforestation 78 Tables Table A. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Actual Forest Cover, 1997 Assessment 8 Page vii FOREWORD This case study is one of six evaluations of the implementation of the World Bank's 1991 Forest Strategy.
If the rising demand is to be met from domestic sources, however, the area under tree cover and its productivity will need to be substantially increased. This would require India to have a clearer and stronger strategy to increase tree production than it currently has. The government alone does not have the human and financial resources to be able to meet the domestic requirements. The private sector has to play a major role. To encourage private sector participation, the laws and pricing policies will need to change substantially.
51 How Has the Bank Performed? 77 Findings and Lessons 87 Page iv Annexes 95 A. The 1991 Forest Strategy 95 B. Forestry in India, A Time Line 97 C. Data Tables on Forest Resources in India 98 D. Projects in Agriculture, Environment, Infrastructure, and Energy Sectors in the Period 199299 105 E. Summary Information on States with SLSW Projects 107 F. Alternative Positions on Policy Issues Concerning Raw Material Needs of the Paper Industry in India 108 G. Factors that Supported Policy Reversal in 1988 121 H.