Scoping Dialogue on Forests and Poverty Reduction

TFD convened a "scoping" Dialogue to discuss numerous questions regarding forests and poverty reduction with a group of stakeholders. The topics of discussion included the forest sector's role in poverty reduction, how can timber, pulp and paper reduce poverty, and how can poor communities contribute to sustainable forestry. The Dialogue attempted to identify areas of potential collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to increase forestry's potential to create poverty reduction initiatives.

Meeting Materials

Meeting Materials

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Concept Paper

Background Paper

Agenda

Participant List

Presentations

Borges, Rosanne. Poverty Reduction Through Commercial Forestry, Industry Reflection.

Chinyangarara, Inviolata and Paul Opanga. Labour Reflections from BWI.

Dieterle, Gerhard. Southern Eastern Africa Investment Forum: Main Conclusions of Forum Discussions.

Dore, Dale. NGO Reflection from SHANDUKO.

Gardiner, Peter and Sakhile Ngcobo. Company Perspective from Mondi.

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Related Materials

Arbor Vitae, December 2005. The IUCN/WWF Forest Conservation Newsletter.

Dore, Dale and Alois Mandondo. Building better corporate-smallholder partnerships: sharing lessons across southern African countries.

Mayers, James. 2006. Poverty Reduction Through Commercial Forestry: What Evidence? What Prospects. A TFD Publication.

Mkhize, Chris. Poverty in South Africa and the Role of Corporate South Africa: An Address to Some Representatives of South African-Based MONDI and SAPPI Groups at MONDI, Richards Bay on 19 June 2006.

SAPPI. Project Grow Report.