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World Bank (WB)

Name:	World Bank
URL to homepage:	http://www.worldbank.org/
Country:	United States of America

Mandate

• The World Bank's mission is to alleviate poverty through sustainable development.
• The Bank helps its client countries strengthen their economies and expanding markets to improve the quality of life for people in these countries, especially the poorest.

Relevance to forests by key words

poverty alleviation, sustainable development, lending, knowledge, decentralization, partnerships, information management system, sector adjustment, Global Environment Facility, capacity building, protected areas, enforcement, regulation, grants