Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Land-Use Planning

The Land-use Planning Module has been prepared for people involved in the assessment of forestlands and their economic, social and environmental potential for various land uses. The module provides basic and more detailed information on the importance of land-use planning in forestry and offers guidance on the main activities involved in a land-use planning framework.

The module also provides links to tools and case studies to foster effective land-use planning.

The presentation reports the result of a case study of participatory land and forest management project for reducing deforestation (PAREDD) in Lao PDR. It takes into consideration all the aspects from the preparatory phase to the implementation, including policy and socio economic issues. It takes into account also an effective...
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