This training document is part of the Faller Training Standard material, it consists of 2-part publication on occupational safety and health in chainsaw work, and a 17-part video.

This handbook deals with the manufacture and utilisation of tools and mechanism meant to reduce the expenditure of physical energy and improve productivity in labour-intensive forestry operations. The aim is to make forest work easier, to promote self-reliance at the community level and to decrease dependence on foreign currency. It...

Despite being a major fuel in most Asian countries, wood energy is often not recognized as such by energy and forestry planners, and wood energy is often not incorporated into their planning activities. When there are policies and programs for wood energy they are often based on misconceptions, and are...

The product that most people first associate with bees is honey, although beekeeping generates much more than just honey: the maintenance of biodiversity and pollination of crops are perhaps the most valuable services provided by bees. Honey is just one of several different products that can be harvested: others are...

The BeRT is designed to support countries to do the following: Identify benefits and risks associated with REDD+ actions, in the context of the Cancun safeguards. Determine how the country’s existing policies, laws and regulations (PLRs) already promote the benefits or address the risks identified. Identify the gaps in the PLR...

Do you love the trees in your neighborhood? We do! In fact, we love trees in all neighborhoods. Why? Urban forests are essential to our health, happiness, well-being, state of mind and sense of community. In this video, you'll meet some people who know what they're talking about with trees....

A short video explaining that large urban trees are excellent filters for urban pollutants and fine particulates. Trees can provide food, such as fruits, nuts and leaves. Spending time near trees improves physical and mental health by increasing energy level and speed of recovery, while decreasing blood pressure and stress....

This joint FAO/ITTO publication examines best practices for improving law compliance in the forest sector. It draws on case studies carried out in Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ecuador, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nicaragua and Peru, as well as from experiences in other countries and ongoing international initiatives. These studies point...

This book is a collection of articles related to biodiversity conservation in certified tropical forest. It tries to explore several themes related to the above topic, such as: standards in forest certification, monitoring biodiversity, high value plantation, benefit of forest certification. It also shows different perspectives analysing practical experiences around...

Evaluate the impacts of logging on biodiversity in tropical forests is not as simple as it may seems. It depends on a thorough review of the literature abd on the best expert opinion due to the complexities hidden under the seemingly simple rubrics "logging" and "biodiversity". This paper disaggregates the term...