Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage Proceedings of a World Bank Workshop

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 elementsGonzalez, Fernando J. is the author of 'Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage Proceedings of a World Bank Workshop' with ISBN 9780821351789 and ISBN 0821351788.