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6. Forests and Fisheries Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed    Event Title : World Bank Global Seminar Series Fall 2006 Date : 11/15/2006 Duration : 117 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Environment  Agriculture and Rural Development  Rural Development Presenter : Maarten Bavinck Gerhard Dieterle Laura Ivers Kieran Kelleher | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  Bringing together students from around the world to learn about the problems of development and how the World Bank approaches them, the External Affairs Department of the Bank sponsored the Global Issues Seminar Series for a third season in the fall of 2006. In this session, conducted at Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2006, experts spoke on the problems facing forestry and fishing industries, including biodiversity and poaching. Laura Ivers, Communications Officer on Forests for the World Bank, chaired the session. Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank Adviser, discussed the importance of forests and other natural resources to both the poor and the environment. He noted that they are not only important sources of firewood and raw materials for the poor, but that forests are also drivers for private sector businesses. Dieterle also examined the global impacts of illegal deforestation and other global public bads. He presented a short overview of the World Bank’s work on forestry, including loans, grants, and analytical work. The remote sites questioned Dieterle about the role of developed countries in failed forestry projects, certifying sustainably harvested resources, and curbing illegal foresting operations. Kieran Kelleher, a Senior Fisheries Specialist for the World Bank, commented on fishing in developing countries, and its similarities and differences in relation to forestry issues. He discussed the problems of overfishing and fish stock exploitation, as well as the drivers for these dilemmas. He also elaborated on the change from wild fishing to fishery projects, which are still being developed by the Bank. Maarten Bavinck, Director of the Center for Maritime Research in Amsterdam, gave a presentation on the fate of small-scale fisheries in the South. He called for politically sensitive decisions to truly help the poor, and contrasted ecology with employment. Bavinck also detailed a short history of the fishing industries in developing countries. Audience members asked about violations of the Kyoto Protocol, global cost-benefit analysis of fishing policy, and controlling harvest rates.  RELATED MATERIALS   Saving the Planet: Forests and Fisheries Global Issues Seminar Series Related World Bank and Other Links: World Bank: Forests and Forestry World Bank: Coastal and Marine Management Related B-SPAN Events: The Ecosystem Approach to Natural Resources Management Global Issues Seminar Series 2005: Saving the Planet: Forests and Biodiversity RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Environment (172) Agriculture and Rural Development (26) Rural Development (38)