Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Mountain Forests

The Mountain Forests Module highlights the importance of mountain forests and identifies important considerations for their sustainable management.

The module provides basic and more detailed information on the management of mountain forests, as well as links to key tools and case studies of effective management.

Brang, P., Schönenberger, W., Frehner, M., Schwitter, R., Thormann, J. & Wasser, B. 2006. Management of protection forests in the European Alps: an overview. In Forest Snow and Landscape Research 80 (1), pp. 23–44. 

FAO. 2013. Forests and landslides: The role of trees and forests in the prevention of landslides and rehabilitation of landslide-affected areas in Asia. RAP Publication 2013/02 

FAO. 1976. Technical report of FAO/Austria training course on forest roads and harvesting in mountainous forests.

Management of upland native woodlands (United Kingdom) 

Olschewski, R., Bebi, P., Teich, M., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. 2012. Avalanche protection by forests — A choice experiment in the Swiss Alps. Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 15, February 2012, Pages 108-113 

Price, M.F., Gratzer, G., Alemayehu Duguma, L., Kohler, T., Maselli, D.l & Romeo, R.L. (Eds.) 2011. Mountain Forests in a Changing World. Realizing values, addressing challenges. FAO/MPS; SDC. Rome. 

Price, M. F. & Butt, N. (Eds.) 2000. Forests in sustainable mountain development: A state of knowledge report for 2000. Task force on forest in sustainable mountain development. Wallingford: CAB International (IUFRO Research Series, 5).

Price, M. F., Kohler, T. & Wachs, T. (EDS.) 2000. Mountain Forests and Sustainable Development. Mountain Agenda. Berne.

Jayanath, A.  2007. Implementing participatory decision making in forest planning. Environmental Management. Volume 39, Issue 4, pp 534-544