Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Forests, Food security and Nutrition

Welcome to the module on forests, food security and nutrition. This module is intended for public and private forest and land managers who wish to increase the contributions of forests and trees outside forests to food security and nutrition. The module provides practical knowledge, strategies and tools for using sustainable forest management (SFM) to do so.

Agustino, S., Mataya, B., Senelwa, K. & Achigan-Dako, E.G. 2011. Non-wood forest products and services for socio-economic development: a compendium for technical and professional forestry education. Nairobi, African Forest Forum.

Ahenkan, A. & Boon, E. 2011.Non-timber forest products (NTFPs): clearing the confusion in semantics. Journal of Human Ecology, 33(1): 1–9.

Albers, H.J. & Robinson, E.J.Z. 2013. A review of the spatial economics of non-timber forest products extraction: implications for policy. Journal of Ecological Economics, 92: 87–95.

Arnold, M. & Ruiz Pérez, M. 2001. Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives? Journal of Ecological Economics, 39(3): 437–447.

Belcher, B. 2003. What isn’t an NTFP? Journal of International Forestry, 5(2)161–168.

Belcher, B. & Achdiawan, R. 2005. Global patterns and trends in the use and management of commercial NTFPs: implications for livelihoods and conservation. Journal of World Development, 33(9): 1435–1452.

Belcher, B. & Schreckenberg, K. 2007. Commercialisation of non-timber forest products – a reality check. Development Policy Review, 25(2): 1467–7679.

Carr, M. & Hartl, M. 2008. Gender and non-timber forest products: promoting food security and economic empowerment. International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Larson, A., Barry, D., Dahal, G.R. & Colfer, C. 2010. Forests for people: community rights and forest tenure reform. Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research.

FAO. 2006. Better forestry, less poverty: a practitioner’s guide. Rome.

FAO. 2009. State of the World’s Forests 2009. Rome.

FAO. 2011. Forests for improved food security and nutrition. Rome.

FAO. 2013. Towards food security and improved nutrition. Rome.

FAO. 2013. Forests for food security and nutrition. Unasylva, 64(241), 80 pp.

FAO. 2014. Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) – Framework for Action. Rome.

FAO. 2014. State of the World’s Forests 2014. Rome.

FAO. 2015. Committee on World Food Security reports. Committee for Food Security. Rome.

FAO. 2016. Integrated policy for forests, food security and sustainable livelihoods: lessons from the Republic of Korea. Rome.

FAO. 2016. State of the World’s Forests 2016. Rome.

FAO, IFAD & WFP. 2015. The state of food insecurity in the world 2015. Meeting the 2015 international hunger targets: taking stock of uneven progress. Rome, FAO.

Guariguata, M.R., García-Fernández, C., Sheil, D., Nasi, R., Herrero-Jáuregui, C., Cronkleton P., Ingram, V. 2010. Compatibility of timber and non-timber forest products management in natural tropical forests: perspectives, challenges and opportunities. Journal of Forest Ecology and Management, 259(3): 237–245.

Mahapatra, A.K. & Shackleton, C.M. 2011. Has deregulation of non-timber forest products controls and marketing in Orissa state (India) affected local patterns of use and marketing? Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, 13(8): 622–629.

McCarthy, J.J., Canziani, O.F., Leary, N.A., Dokken, D.J. & White, K.S., eds. 2001. Timber and non-wood products. In Climate change 2001: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Working Group II of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press.

Shackleton, C.M. & Pandey, A.K. 2013. Positioning non-timber forest products on the development agenda. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, 13(8): 622–629.

Sizer, N., Bass, S. & Mayers, J., et al. 2005. Wood, fuelwood, and non-wood forest products. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses, 257–293. Washington, DC, Island Press.

Stryamets, N. 2012. Non-wood forest products for livelihoods. Bosque, 33(3): 329–332.

Vedeld, P., Angelsen, A., Bojö, J., Sjaastad, E. & Berg, G.K. 2007. Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, 9(7): 869–879.

Vira, B., Wildburger, C. & Mansourian, S. eds. 2015. Forests, trees and landscapes for food security and nutrition: a global assessment report. IUFRO World Series Volume 33. Vienna. 172 p.

Videos

FAO. Forests for food security and nutrition. Online video clip. YouTube, 13 May 2013.

FAO. Edible insects. Online video clip. YouTube, 13 May 2013.

CIFOR. Africa’s dry forests key to food security. Online video clip. YouTube, 5 April 2012.

FAO. Why are forests important to food security? Eva Muller, Forestry Director. Online video clip. YouTube, 8 May 2013.

CIFOR. Humans have a history of managing forests for food security. Online video clip. YouTube,  2 October 2012