Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

Preparing for a national forest inventory

Year of publication 2023
This course describes the planning and preparation phase of a national forest inventory (NFI). This course is primarily intended for people who are involved in NFIs but can be taken by anyone with an interest in the subject. Specifically, this course targets: Forestry technicians; National forest monitoring teams; Foresters and forestry students; Youth and new generations of foresters. In this course your will learn about: What constitutes an enabling environment for NFIs; The principles of forest monitoring; Cost considerations of an NFI; Information needs assessments and Capacity assessments; Management structure and workflow of an NFI/NFMS.
Type of Tool
E-learning
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National
Region
Global
Biome
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
Management Responsibility
All