This study focuses on shared governance of protected areas (PAs) in sub‐Saharan Africa and aims to highlight good governance practices for PAs in the region. Based on 10 case studies of shared governance of PAs from across five countries in Africa, as well as on information from the literature, the...

This case study presents information on a critically endangered dipterocarp tree that is endemic to peninsular Malaysia. The species is now restricted to small reserves and the study allows a focus on the vulnerability of small populations to natural catastrophes, demographic and environmental stochasticity (chance events), human activities and loss of...

This manual developed by Hampshire Timber Harvesting Council is a comprehensive manual on Silvicultural principles for New Hampshire forest types. It is a fundamental tool for NH Professional Loggers Programme.

This case study was conducted in mixed mountain forests of the Bavarian Alps. They offer a number of services such as: protection against hazards of the mountainous areas as snow, windstorm, and insects, protection of steep slopes against landslides, avalanches and erosion, high production of timber on many sites, attractive...

This article presents data showing how silvopastoral systems can mitigate their own emissions of greenhouse gases, and can even be carbon positive, thus helping to mitigate climate change, when properly designed and managed. The article describes different types of silvopastoral systems, with examples from Latin America, emphasizing the need to...

Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi is a video lecture series designed to be a primer on forest management for private landowners. Each of the 13 stand-alone videos address a topic from the Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi book, which can be downloaded at msucares.com. Viewers are encouraged to...

The persistent physical, chemical and biological limitations found in degraded forest lands create barriers to natural forest regeneration; an accurate assessment of these factors is key in determining which rehabilitation interventions will be necessary, based on the objectives of the intervention, the landscape context and the available resources. This chapter focuses...

This chapter sets out the site-level strategies and their associated silvicultural techniques for restoring degraded primary forest, managing secondary forest and rehabilitating degraded forest land within the context of an forest landscape restoration (FLR) program. It is intended to provide an overview of the different strategies and methods, along with...

This chapter sets out the possible management objectives and technical options for managing secondary forests as part of an forest landscape rehabilitation (FLR) program. The two main alternative strategies – managing improved fallows without compromising agricultural production, and managing forests for production or conservation purposes – are discussed, together with...

This publication is part of FAO’s work on forestry with focus on small-scale forest enterprise development and poverty reduction. This work was developed under FAO’s StrategicProgramme on Reducing Rural Poverty.