2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406314Forest concessions have been an important element of forestry, and forest management in many countries, including many developing countries. More often than not, the concessions experience of these countries has not been successful, and, improving their performance is not likely to be popular. Therefore, if sustainable management if tropical forests is to be achieved, and deforestation brought under control, it may be necessary to strengthen the on-the-ground performance of existing forest concessions, and to control the allocation of new concessions. The forest concessions discussed in this study involve both forest utilization contracts, and forest management services contracts. Part one of the study examines the forest concessions experience on public lands, with a focus on natural forests in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Experiences provide the basis for proposals to strengthen the allocation of forest concessions, and improve their forest, and environmental management. Economic, and procedural incentives for improved forest management performance are introduced, as are proposals to strengthen monitoring, supervision, and compliance with contract terms. Part two evaluates forest revenue systems, and presents proposals for revised forest fees, designed to reflect the values of both the timber, and the concessions. Additional concessions suggest ways to ease the collection of fees, and to structure forest fees to provide economic incentives for concession management, and performance.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igoWorld BankFORESTRYFOREST UTILIZATIONFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITYTROPICAL FORESTSCONCESSIONSCONCESSIONALITY OF CHARGESCONTRACT FORMULATIONCONTRACT MANAGEMENTALLOCATION OF RESOURCESMANAGEMENT SERVICESECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYMONITORING CRITERIASUPERVISION STRATEGIESREVENUE SHARINGFEE COLLECTIONTIMBER PRICESECONOMIC INCENTIVESPOLICY FRAMEWORK BAMBOOBIODIVERSITYBONDSCOMMITMENTCOMMITMENTSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FORESTSCOMMUNITY MANAGEMENTCONCESSION AGREEMENTSCONCESSION FEECONCESSION HOLDERCONCESSION HOLDERSCONCESSION MANAGEMENTCONCESSION POLICIESDEVELOPED COUNTRIESECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC RENTSECONOMIC VALUEENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL VALUESFEE COLLECTIONFORESTFOREST AGENCYFOREST CERTIFICATIONFOREST COMMUNITIESFOREST CONCESSIONFOREST CONCESSIONSFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST COVERFOREST DEPARTMENTFOREST DWELLERSFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST ENTERPRISESFOREST ESTATEFOREST INVENTORYFOREST LANDFOREST LANDSFOREST MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCEFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANFOREST OWNERFOREST OWNERSHIPFOREST PLANTATIONSFOREST POLICIESFOREST POLICYFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST REVENUEFOREST REVENUESFOREST SECTORFOREST SERVICESFOREST TENURESFOREST UTILIZATIONFORESTRY POLICYFORESTRY PROJECTSFORESTSGUMSHUNTINGIMPORTSINCENTIVE SYSTEMSINVENTORIESLAND CLEARINGLAND OWNERLAND-USELEGISLATIONLICENSESLOGGINGLOGSNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL RESOURCESOILPOPULATION PRESSURESPRIVATE SECTORPULPPULP MILLSQUOTASRAINFORESTREFORESTATIONRESINSREVENUE COLLECTIONSALSAWMILLSSTATE FORESTSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTSTIMBERTIMBER HARVESTTIMBER PRODUCTIONTIMBER PRODUCTSTIMBER SALESTIMBER SUPPLYTIMBER VALUESTRANSPARENCYTREESTROPICAL FORESTRYTROPICAL FORESTSWATER PRICINGWATERSHEDWATERSHED PROTECTIONWILDLIFEWOODWOOD PROCESSINGWOODLANDSWOODLOTS