What is the SFM Toolbox?
The SFM Toolbox collates a large number of tools, case studies and other resources, organised in modules. It has been created to provide forest owners, managers and other stakeholders with easy access to those resources for the implementation of SFM
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Latest tools
When women transform forestry: The 4WINS approach towards equitable entrepreneurship and leadership across the forest sector
30/06/2026
This paper presents FAO’s 4 WINS approach as a strategic model to advance women’s entrepreneurship and leadership across forest value chains through four mutually reinforcing pathways: wider access to markets, finance and decision-making; innovation driven by diverse knowledge systems and inclusive leadership; equitable conservation and restoration of natural resources; and sustainable practices that strengthen forest resilience and forest-dependent livelihoods.
Agrifood systems solutions for halting deforestation
09/06/2026
This course provides guidance and tools designed to identify systemic solutions to context- specific indirect drivers or deforestation and forest degradation linked to agriculture. It is primarily intended for government officials and stakeholders involved in developing and revising strategies for halting deforestation, and project design.
Latest cases
Community Forestry in Nepal: Decentralized Forest Governance
14/07/2023
Nepal’s community forestry has become an example of progressive legislation and policies in the decentralization of forest management. It has attracted inter- national attention because in Nepal, decentralization is linked with emerging issues – sustainable forest management, forest governance, policy advocacy, equity, gender, poverty and the role of civil society...
Website: Dahal, GR. & Chapagain, A.
Protecting people and the environment: Lessons learnt from Brazil’s Bolsa Verde, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, South Africa and 56 other experiences.
14/07/2023
This working paper: (i) provides an overview of 56 Payments for Environmental Services (PES) experiences in 19 countries from the global south that combine social protection and environmental objectives within one programme (ii) analyses the Brazilian Bolsa Verde programme and four PES schemes from China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and...
Website: Schwarzer H., van Panhuys C., & Diekmann K.