Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

Methods for assessing and monitoring change in the ecosystem-derived benefits of afforestation, reforestation and forest restoration - Guidance and decision support to monitoring

Author Doswald, N., Osti, M. & Miles, L.
Year of publication 2010
This report details the steps needed to design a system to assess and monitor change in ecosystem services resulting from afforestation, reforestation and forest restoration projects or programmes. It discusses the methods required and refers to useful existing guidance on monitoring and indicators that will be of help in deciding what sort of monitoring to undertake and how to do so.
Type of Tool
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit
Region
Global
Biome
All
Forest Type
Degraded forest
Primary Designated Function
All
Management Responsibility
All