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A case provides information on a particular instance of SFM application. This section includes all the cases available in the SFM Toolbox, they can be in form of publications, videos, audios, websites, etc.

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In recent decades there has been growing interest in the contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) livelihood strategies to rural development and poverty alleviation. However, the potential of NTFPs to contribute to development remained limited and open to doubt. The study objectives were to: (i) analyze the role of...
Duncan McCue explains how the Martu people of Australia have long used controlled burns to help with hunting, a practice that also helps the environment. This story was produced with the support of the Bill Lane Centre for American West.
In some forest, controlled fire can be used in order to facilitate the regeneration of forests. In this case, the logging residue and the humus layer of a regenerative felling site may be burned. But this require high caution. The technique is well explained in this video.
Fire is Mother Nature’s original form of management. When used carefully, it can help land managers control a variety of different habitats. This week, we’re in Alabama burning a mid-rotation pine stand to not only help the pines, but also improve the turkey hunting with the season just opening up. The...
This report presents a cost–benefit analysis of three forestry interventions aimed at producing a sustainable supply of woodfuel and reducing land degradation and deforestation in the vicinity of three refugee camps (Mtendeli, Nduta and Nyarugusu) in the Kigoma region, United Republic of Tanzania. The proposed forestry interventions are: forest rehabilitation;...
The Republic of Costa Rica is a Central American country largely covered by tropical forest that exhibits high biodiversity. The country has made many efforts to conserve its forests and biodiversity, although in most cases forest and agricultural resources have been independently assessed. Nevertheless, the interdependence of forest, biodiversity and...
FAO carried out a review of forest insect pests and diseases in both naturally regenerating forests and planted forests in 25 countries representing Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Near East. The reports are available for downloading. The data reported in the country pest...
This report aims to assess the status of watershed management in the four countries, in respect to: enabling regulation, institutional framework, implementation experiences and capacity building, impact monitoring, financial mechanism and incentives, in order to propose a better strategy for a more effective watershed protection/management planning.
The importance and significance of woodfuel production and consumption all over the world particularly among developing countries is huge. The need for a policy framework that will provide sustainability in production and management can no longer be delayed. But are countries ready to establish one? Are data and information available?...
The project Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts (GCP/INT/679/CE) was carried out in the context of the European Commission (EC) - FAO Partnership Programme in order to promote the sustainable use of trees and forests in African and Caribbean...