Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note

Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. In 2019, 47.5 percent of the Liberian households (HHs) lived in proximity to and were significantly dependent on the country’s for...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	GENDER FOREST MANAGEMENT POVERTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOREST ENTERPRISES LABOR MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/184771616750748881/Harnessing-Forests-as-Pathways-to-Prosperity-in-Liberia-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35343

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spelling	okr-10986-353432021-04-23T14:02:20Z Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note World Bank GENDER FOREST MANAGEMENT POVERTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOREST ENTERPRISES LABOR MARKET Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. In 2019, 47.5 percent of the Liberian households (HHs) lived in proximity to and were significantly dependent on the country’s forests. Results from the recent sample-based National Household Forest Survey (NHFS 2019) conducted in these forest-proximate areas reveal a high dependence on forest products both for direct consumption and as a source of income. These forest products, ranging from fuelwood to medicinal plants, also provide HHs with an important social safety net during natural and economic shocks and crises, such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At the same time, Liberia is one of the world’s poorest countries. The NHFS found that the average income for these forest proximate HHs which is substantially below the country’s average annual HH income. This points to the need to maximize the potential of forests for poverty reduction in a sustainable manner. Using the data collected from the recent NHFS, this policy note unpacks the HH and forest interactions, for forest-proximate HHs. The note: (1) identifies the sources within forestry and other sectors from which HHs derive their subsistence and income needs; (2) looks at the income generating potential of various activities that a HH participates in and its labor time allocation; and (3) highlights the gender aspects of poverty, particularly as they relate to the forestry sector. 2021-03-31T17:08:28Z 2021-03-31T17:08:28Z 2021-03 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/184771616750748881/Harnessing-Forests-as-Pathways-to-Prosperity-in-Liberia-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35343 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Liberia
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description	Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. In 2019, 47.5 percent of the Liberian households (HHs) lived in proximity to and were significantly dependent on the country’s forests. Results from the recent sample-based National Household Forest Survey (NHFS 2019) conducted in these forest-proximate areas reveal a high dependence on forest products both for direct consumption and as a source of income. These forest products, ranging from fuelwood to medicinal plants, also provide HHs with an important social safety net during natural and economic shocks and crises, such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At the same time, Liberia is one of the world’s poorest countries. The NHFS found that the average income for these forest proximate HHs which is substantially below the country’s average annual HH income. This points to the need to maximize the potential of forests for poverty reduction in a sustainable manner. Using the data collected from the recent NHFS, this policy note unpacks the HH and forest interactions, for forest-proximate HHs. The note: (1) identifies the sources within forestry and other sectors from which HHs derive their subsistence and income needs; (2) looks at the income generating potential of various activities that a HH participates in and its labor time allocation; and (3) highlights the gender aspects of poverty, particularly as they relate to the forestry sector.
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title	Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note
title_short	Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note
title_full	Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note
title_fullStr	Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note
title_full_unstemmed	Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note
title_sort	harnessing forests as pathways to prosperity in liberia : policy note
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/184771616750748881/Harnessing-Forests-as-Pathways-to-Prosperity-in-Liberia-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35343
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