Bhutan Forest Note : Pathways for Sustainable Forest Management and Socio-equitable Economic Development
The Bhutan Forest Note articulates opportunities for supporting Bhutan's sustainable development aspirations, including its constitutional commitment to maintain at least 60 percent of the country's land area under forest cover and to bet...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/118821562700584327/Bhutan-Forest-Note-Pathways-for-Sustainable-Forest-Management-and-Socio-equitable-Economic-Development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32047 |
| Summary: | The Bhutan Forest Note articulates
opportunities for supporting Bhutan's sustainable
development aspirations, including its constitutional
commitment to maintain at least 60 percent of the
country's land area under forest cover and to better
respond or prepare for vulnerabilities such as climate
change and natural disasters. The note presents a
forward-looking business case for Bhutan to support an
increase in forest utilization without jeopardizing the
integrity of forest and non-forest ecosystems. The business
case is based on an analysis of challenges and opportunities
for making the forestry sector a dynamic and effective
contributor to Bhutan's gross national happiness. The
note is intended to serve as a basis for discussions with
the government and other partners to work together on making
the identified opportunities a reality. The opportunities
are sensitive and responsive to Bhutan's uniqueness
with regard to size, geography, and focus on forest
conservation. The Note is a deliverable under the World
Bank`s Forest Action Plan FY16-20. |
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