Report of the UNECE/FAOI Team of Specialists on Gender and Forestry. The Team of Specialists on ‘Gender and Forestry’ was established in April 2004 by a decision of the former FAO/ECE/ILO Joint Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training. The objective was to raise visibility of women and women’s involvement...

"Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)" is a project led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with a lifespan of two and a...

This publication outlines the vital factors to be taken into account when designing a traceability system and illustrates the added benefits to governments, the private sector and community forests through five case studies from African countries.

A short excerpt showcasing Australia's Western Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (WALFA) project from the UNU documentary "Land Use and Adaptation - Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science".

This training course emphasised the need to know more about how to study and manage tree health problems. One of the main challenges of diagnosing problems on trees such as Pterocarpus indicus is making the distinction between the relative importance and influence of biotic and abiotic factors. This suggests a...

The book covers all the stages ‘from seed to sawlog’. It focuses on the establishment and management of the main commercial tree species currently being grown in Uganda and is based on the a unique blend of the senior authors’ experience of forestry in Southern and East Africa combined with...

This case study presents information from research on tree seed sourcing by nurseries, seed supply chains, and the roles of different organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and the implications of current practices for genetic diversity. In particular, the study covers the extent of seed tree sampling and germplasm exchange. This allows...

This publication, prepared by the Oregon State University Extension Service, is a guide for protecting, conserving, selecting, maintaining, removing, and replacing trees on development sites in the Pacific Northwest. The guidebook is designed to assist people who work with trees during the development and construction phases of both new and existing...

Trees and forests have an important role to play in both short-term and long-term disaster recovery efforts, as shown in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. This article reports the activities undertaken afterwards and the lessons learned.

Key government priorities for health are outlined with suggestions of how organisations such as the Forestry Commission and other countryside agencies can help people to choose healthier lifestyles. The evidence base is established through a review of past and current research describing the ways in which the natural environment can...