Pillars of conservation, Forest Concessions in Petén, Guatemala
05 December 2019
05 December 2019
The case of the management of forest concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Petén Guatemala is a successful experience that has been recognized by the FAO. This video gathers the voices of the different actors that participate in the model.
Traceability: a management tool for business and governments
04 December 2019
04 December 2019
This publication outlines the vital factors to be taken into account when designing a traceability system and illustrates the added benefits to governments, the private sector and community forests through five case studies from African countries.
Harvesting and best management practices - Chapter 6
10 February 2015
10 February 2015
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...
Harvesting of energy wood
06 February 2015
06 February 2015
Energy wood is a new timber grade with a steady demand. When selling timber it is also useful to ask for a quotation on the management of young stands.
Natural regeneration of pine
06 February 2015
06 February 2015
Natural regeneration means that, instead of planting or sowing new trees, they are allowed to grow by natural means. In order that this can happen, special seedling trees are left standing in connection with regeneration felling to provide the seed for new trees. If good seed years are forecast and...
Good practice guidelines for biomass production studies
19 August 2014
19 August 2014
There is now some misunderstanding about time study methods, both at the theoretical and the practical level. Ambiguity arises especially regarding the terminology, the units of measure, the experimental design and the statistical treatment of data. Hence, there is the need for a good practice guideline (GPG), which
must be simple...
Harvesting systems and equipment in British Columbia
14 June 2014
14 June 2014
This handbook describes the various types of equipment and systems used for harvesting timber in British Columbia. Falling, primary transport (ground, cable, and aerial), processing, and loading phases are described in terms of common and distinguishing features and their relationship to operational and environmental considerations. The handbook also discusses the...
The document develops a regional Code of Practice for Forest Harvesting in Asia-Pacific. This Code has been developed with input from many stakeholders in the region and is intended to identify and encourage environmentally sound forest harvesting practices throughout the region. It has been developed specifically to provide a basis...
Reduced impact logging guidelines for Indonesia
14 June 2014
14 June 2014
The principles and practices for forest harvesting in Indonesia (2000) have been developed to provide a uniform set of minimum standards for logging practices in the production and limited production forests in Indonesia. They provide the standard for WHAT is involved in planning and implementing logging activities in natural forest...
This case study is one of a series of publications produced by the Forest Products Service of
FAO in an effort to promote environmentally sound forest harvesting and engineering practices.
The purpose of these studies is to highlight both the promise of environmentally sound forest harvesting technologies as a component of sustainable...