World Bank Forestry Projects, 1995 Global Fiber Supply Symposium Proceedings
Louis Carbonnier
The World Bank
The criteria and principles under which the World Bank operates in the forest sector are briefly explained, as well as the lengthy process which a lending project will have to pass before being implemented. Lending to forestry activities has increased steadily since the 1970’s. The distribution between activities and regions is demonstrated. Also forest related investments by IFC, the institution in the World Bank Group dealing with the private sector, are discussed.
Although the World Bank has contributed substantially to the global fiber supply, the main role is to obtain a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development in the borrowing countries. Such development will attract and facilitate private investment in the forest sector.
World Bank Forestry Projects, 1995 Global Fiber Supply Symposium Proceedings
