Kazakhstan: Forest Protection and Reforestation Project

WASHINGTON, November 29, 2005- The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

IBRD LOAN: US$ 30 million
TERMS: Grace period = 5 years; Maturity = 17 years
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The overall objective of the project is to help to develop cost effective and sustainable environmental rehabilitation and management of forest lands and associated rangelands, with a focus on the Irtysh pine forest, the dry Aral Seabed, and saxaul rangelands.

For more information, please call Elena Karaban at (7-3272) 980- 580 or Email: [email protected]
For project documents, please visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P078301


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