If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing forest concessions, along with the allocation of new concessions, will have to be strengthened. This study examines the failures of forest concessions and the loss of tropical forests due to mismanagement during the last two decades. It also emphasizes the potential gains resulting from strengthening the allocation, management, and supervision of concessions by concentrating on improving procedures, introducing performance incentives, and...
If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing...
In developing and transition economies, 60 to 80 percent of all passenger and freight transport moves by road the main form of access for most rural communities. Yet most of the 11 million kilometers of roads in these economies are badly maintained and poorly managed. This paper discusses one of the most effective ways to promote sound policies for managing and financing road networks commercialization. It discusses the emerging central concept of bringing roads into the marketplace, putting them on a fee-for-service basis, and managing them like a business."
In developing and transition economies, 60 to 80 percent of all passenger and freight transport moves by road the main form of access for most rural c...
