Forest Concession Policies and Revenue Systems : Country Experience and Policy Changes for Sustainable Tropical Forestry

by Gray, John Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780821351703
• ISBN10: 0821351702
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing forest concessions, along with the allocation of new concessions, will have to be strengthened.This study examines the failures of forest concessions and the loss of tropical forests due to mismanagement during the last two decades. It also emphasizes the potential gains resulting from strengthening the allocation, management, and supervision of concessions by concentrating on improving procedures, introducing performance incentives, and monitoring key performance elements.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Abstract	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Executive Summary	1	(6)
Introduction	7	(8)
Forest Concessions Defined	10	(1)
Why Forest Concessions?	11	(1)
What's Ahead? An Overview	12	(3)
PART ONE FOREST CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT OPTIONS	15	(38)
Forest Concessions Management Issues	17	(12)
Complex Tropical Forests, Diverse Uses, Benefits, and Values	17	(1)
Temperature Forest Countries	18	(1)
Key Concessions Issues	18	(11)
Alternative Forest Tenures: Experiences from Selected Countries	29	(10)
Short-Term Timber Sales	30	(1)
Long-Term Timber Sales	31	(1)
Sales of Felled Timber at Roadsides or Central Log Yards	31	(1)
Forest Management Licenses	32	(1)
Volume-Based Forest Tenures: Timber Quotas Provide Guarantee of Future Timber Supply	33	(1)
Government Forest Enterprises	34	(2)
Privatization of the Forest but Not the Land	36	(1)
Privatization of Public Forests and Forest Lands	36	(1)
Joint Ventures and Partnerships with Private Sector Corporations	37	(2)
Making Forest Concessions Sustainable	39	(14)
Concession Contract Objectives	39	(1)
Principles of Forest Concession Contract Design	40	(1)
Developing Concession Procedures	41	(1)
Concession Allocation Procedures	42	(3)
Forest Management Concession Contract: Terms and Implementation	45	(4)
Superising, Monitoring, and Auditing Concession Operations	49	(3)
Review and Extension of Concession License	52	(1)
PART TWO FOREST REVENUE AND PRICING POLICIES	53	(36)
Structure of Forest Prices	55	(4)
Appropriate Forest Pricing Policies	55	(1)
Basis for Forest Fees: Values of Timber and Concessions	56	(3)
Forest Revenues and Pricing in Tropical Forests	59	(8)
Forest Revenues in West and Central Africa	59	(2)
Forest Revenues in Southeast Asia	61	(6)
Importance of Forest Fees	67	(8)
Low Forest Fees and Revenues	67	(2)
Poor Forest Fee Collection Rates	69	(2)
Minimum Forest Fees	71	(1)
Forest Concession Fees	72	(1)
Bidding on Concessions and Bonus Bids	73	(2)
Developing an Integrated Forest Revenue System	75	(4)
Types of Forest Revenue Mechanisms	75	(1)
Structure of Forest Revenue Mechanisms	76	(3)
Suggested Forest Pricing Policies for Tropical Forests	79	(8)
Forest Fees on Public Forest Lands Outside Concessions	82	(1)
Forest Fees on Community and Private Lands	83	(1)
Establishing the Level of Forest Fees	83	(2)
Concessions Values and Concessions Fees	85	(2)
Forest Pricing Policies: Summary	87	(2)
Appendix Forest Revenue Mechanisms: Summary	89	(12)
References	101