Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework
We develop a framework to conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to poverty reduction and inform development interventions in forest landscapes. We identify five key strategies for reducing poverty in forest landscapes: a) improvements in productivity (P) of forest land and labor; b) gov...
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okr-10986-322992021-05-25T10:54:43Z Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework Shyamsundar, Priya Ahlroth, Sofia Kristjanson, Patricia Onder, Stefanie POVERTY FORESTS PRODUCTIVITY RIGHTS INVESTMENT MARKET ACCESS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES We develop a framework to conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to poverty reduction and inform development interventions in forest landscapes. We identify five key strategies for reducing poverty in forest landscapes: a) improvements in productivity (P) of forest land and labor; b) governance reform to strengthen community, household and women’s rights (R) over forests and land; c) investments (I) in institutions, infrastructure and public services that facilitate forest-based entrepreneurship; d) increased access to markets (M) for timber or non-timber forest products; and e) mechanisms that enhance and enable the flow of benefits from forest ecosystem services (E) to the poor. We test the utility of the framework through a review of the forestry portfolio of the World Bank Group, the largest public investor in forestry. Many of these projects include several, but not all, PRIME components. We devote particular attention to forest-related investments in two contrasting countries, Vietnam and Mexico, to examine synergies among the pathways. Results suggest that each strategy in the PRIME framework may play an important role in alleviating poverty, but pronounced impacts may require multiple pathways to be jointly pursued. The PRIME framework can guide research to address knowledge gaps on pathways to prosperity in forest landscapes, serve as an easily remembered checklist for managers, and nudge forest program designers in government and development organizations, who are interested in poverty reduction, to focus on the importance of both a comprehensive framework and synergies across different pathways. 2019-08-21T15:26:46Z 2019-08-21T15:26:46Z 2019-08-07 Journal Article World Development 0305-750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32299 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean Mexico Vietnam |
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POVERTY FORESTS PRODUCTIVITY RIGHTS INVESTMENT MARKET ACCESS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Shyamsundar, Priya Ahlroth, Sofia Kristjanson, Patricia Onder, Stefanie Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework |
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We develop a framework to conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to poverty reduction and inform development interventions in forest landscapes. We identify five key strategies for reducing poverty in forest landscapes: a) improvements in productivity (P) of forest land and labor; b) governance reform to strengthen community, household and women’s rights (R) over forests and land; c) investments (I) in institutions, infrastructure and public services that facilitate forest-based entrepreneurship; d) increased access to markets (M) for timber or non-timber forest products; and e) mechanisms that enhance and enable the flow of benefits from forest ecosystem services (E) to the poor. We test the utility of the framework through a review of the forestry portfolio of the World Bank Group, the largest public investor in forestry. Many of these projects include several, but not all, PRIME components. We devote particular attention to forest-related investments in two contrasting countries, Vietnam and Mexico, to examine synergies among the pathways. Results suggest that each strategy in the PRIME framework may play an important role in alleviating poverty, but pronounced impacts may require multiple pathways to be jointly pursued. The PRIME framework can guide research to address knowledge gaps on pathways to prosperity in forest landscapes, serve as an easily remembered checklist for managers, and nudge forest program designers in government and development organizations, who are interested in poverty reduction, to focus on the importance of both a comprehensive framework and synergies across different pathways. |
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Shyamsundar, Priya Ahlroth, Sofia Kristjanson, Patricia Onder, Stefanie |
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Shyamsundar, Priya Ahlroth, Sofia Kristjanson, Patricia Onder, Stefanie |
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Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework |
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Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework |
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Supporting Pathways to Prosperity in Forest Landscapes – A PRIME Framework |
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