Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

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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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The EAC region is frequently affected by food shortages and pockets of hunger although the region as a whole has a huge potential and capacity to produce enough food for regional consumption and a large surplus for export to the world market. There are many factors leading to this state...
This film follows a typical day of the Eastwood Nursery Forest School in Wandsworth, London. Children are seen learning and playing in local parks.
In several countries in West Africa, the initial public health emergency triggered by Ebola virus disease (EVD) has developed into a complex crisis, affecting food security, livelihoods and national economies, and even threatening geopolitical stability. This article outlines the global scientific community’s knowledge of the clinical characteristics and epidemiological features...
Nearly 30 years ago, Trees for Life Founder, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access to land, no funds, but his passion and inspiration have carried...
Eliciting the economic benefits provided by protected areas is important in order to ensure that they are properly considered in policy and decision making. There are relatively few studies that provide a comprehensive overview of the economic benefits provided by European forest ecosystems, in spite of the large share of...
Eliciting the economic benefits provided by protected areas is important in order to ensure that they are properly considered in policy and decision-making. The study provides an analysis of the economic value of eight ecosystem services (wood production, supply of game, groundwater recharge, carbon sequestration, air filtration, recreation, and nature...
This report contains compelling evidence that the completion of a protected areas network in western Canada’s north would have significant economic and social benefits for northern communities. Due to abundant wilderness and intact watersheds, the report shows that communities in Canada’s north are well positioned to take advantage of economic...
Using a semi-experimental BACI research design, this study assesses the environmental effectiveness of two highly related multiple-use protected area (PA) categories of European relevance at preventing land development: Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). By doing so, it intends to discriminate the effect of legal...
This study forms part of a series initiated by the Forest Harvesting and Transport Branch, FAO, Rome, to assist developing countries in promoting forest harvesting systems, techniques and methods that are simultaneously user- and environmentally-friendly _ enhancing productivity, reducing wood waste and looking at the totality of forest-related activities in...
This report consists of a series of individual’s country papers which focus on community empowerment and power relations in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) initiatives based on existing literature and the direct experiences of authors in eight southern/eastern African countries . The case studies cover a diversity of sectors from...