FAO FORESTRY PAPER 114
FAO FORESTRY PAPER 114

Assessing forestry
project impacts:
issues and strategies

by
H. Gregersen
J.E.M. Arnold
A. Lundgren
A. Contreras H.
M.R. de Montalembert
D. Gow
 
EPAT/MUCIA
Research and Training
WORLD BANK
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 1993

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Reprinted 1996

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ISBN 92-5-103428-1
ISSN 0258-6150

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Project Impact Assessments
The Purpose of this Document

PART I - THE NEW GENERATION OF FORESTRY PROJECTS: THEIR ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1 Forestry Projects and Sustainable Development

The Concept of Sustainable Development
Forestry Projects and Sustainable Use of the Forest Resource
Sustaining the Flows of Benefits from Forestry Projects

2 The Nature of Forestry Projects

Forestry and Industrial Development
Forestry and Rural Development
Forestry and Environmental Sustainability

3 The Institutional Context for Forestry Projects

Dealing With the Institutional Issues
Expanding Political Constituencies for Forestry to Reconcile Environment and Development
Placement of Forestry in an Organizational Context
The Institutional Context for Project Planning, Implementation and Impact Assessment
Improving the Institutional Framework for Forestry Projects

PART II - ASSESSING FORESTRY PROJECT IMPACTS ON PEOPLE

4 Identifying Key Questions About Project Impacts on People

Identifying People Involved In and Impacted By a Project
Identifying Project Impacts on the Welfare of People
Identifying the Dimensions of Welfare that are of Concern
Questions Concerning Distributional Impacts
Questions Concerning Sustainability and Livelihood Security Impacts
Questions Concerning Economic Efficiency Impacts
Concluding Comments

5 Planning Assessments

Need to Clearly Specify Each Question Being Addressed
Assessment at Different Stages of the Project Process
Technical and Institutional Constraints on Assessments

LITERATURE CITED

FAO TECHNICAL PAPERS

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