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WWF/World Bank Alliance

A Forest Vision for the 21st Century

In the face of threats to the world's forests, WWF and the World Bank are working with key partners toward a state of the world's forests in which representative, well-managed protected forest areas - along with responsibly managed forests outside protected areas - will support environmental values while serving human and economic needs by mid-century.

By combining forces in the WWF/World Bank Global Forest Alliance and working with partners in government, civil society, and the business sector, the Alliance partners leverage support and results to reverse the process of forest loss and degradation, increase forest cover and quality, and harness the potential of forest lands to secure livelihoods and bring about lasting reductions in rural poverty, sustainable economic development, and the protection of vital local and global environmental values and services.


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Toward this vision, the Forest Alliance works to ensure that the quality of the world's forests are maintained and progressively improved by focusing its efforts on a set of ambitious targets for 2010.

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