World Bank experts assess the progress of the project on the development of the forest sector in Belarus

World Bank experts assess the progress of the project on the development of the forest sector in Belarus

22.10.2018. A group of world Bank specialists visits Belarus on October 22-26 to assist in the implementation of the forest sector development project, BelTA was informed by the press service of the Ministry of forestry. Today, the Minister of forestry Vitaly Yeast met with experts of the international organization. The program of the visit includes not only business negotiations and the study of the implementation of activities, but also visits to individual institutions.


On October 24, the world Bank will participate in the opening ceremony of the nursery in Glubokoe experimental forestry, October 25, will visit the national forest selection seed-growing centre in the Minsk region, and on October 26 will visit the Institute of forest of national Academy of Sciences in Gomel region. In addition, it is expected that meetings and negotiations with specialists of Bellesexport and Belgosles will be held.

Belarus became a member of the world Bank in 1992. For the implementation of the project "development of the forest sector of the Republic of Belarus" was originally granted a loan of the International Bank for reconstruction and development in the amount of $40 million 714 thousand, as well as a grant of the Global environment Fund in the amount of $2.7 million (agreement between Belarus and the IBRD signed on April 2, 2015). In April 2018, the world Bank and the Ministry of forestry signed an agreement on the allocation of an additional loan of 12 million euros. The objectives of the forest sector development project include improving the efficiency of forest management, reforestation and afforestation.

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