Tools
A tool is a resource that supports and guides the implementation of SFM. This section includes all the tools available in the SFM Toolbox, which can be in form of publications, e-learning videos, software etc.
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Evaluating effectiveness - A framework for assessing management of protected areas (2nd edition)
2006
2006
Management effectiveness evaluation is defined as the assessment of how well protected areas are being managed – primarily the extent to which management is protecting values and achieving goals and objectives. The term management effectiveness reflects three main ‘themes’ in protected area management: design issues relating to both individual sites...
The Exotic Forest Pest Information System (ExFor) is a joint project of the member organizations of the Insect and Disease Study Group of the North American Forest Commission (NAFC). These organizations include the Canadian Forest Service, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, SEMARNAT (Sanidad Forestal, Mexico), the United States Department...
The UN-REDD Programme, Chatham House, FAO and the World Bank organised the Expert Meeting on Governance of Forests and REDD+ on 19-20th May 2011, at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. The meeting aimed to encourage coordinated information provision and assessment of REDD+ and forest governance. It marked the joint delivery of...
This toolkit provides practical guidance and support to develop and implement national biosecurity frameworks at the country level. It presents the benefits of a harmonized and integrated approach to biosecurity and illustrates the experiences of countries, including Belize, Norway and New Zealand, which have adopted such an approach in recent...
The FAO model code of forest harvesting practice is intended primarily to serve as a reference for FAO member countries considering the adoption or revision of their own codes of forest practice. Its overall purpose is to promote harvesting practices that will improve standards of utilization, reduce environmental impacts, help...
Climate change is a top corporate priority for FAO. Through this newly-endorsed Strategy on Climate Change, FAO aims to enhance the institutional and technical capacities of Member States, improve the integration of food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries within the international climate agenda and strengthen the internal coordination and delivery...
The objective of this Manual is to assist professionals concerned with the planning and implementation of watershed management activities by providing practical information supported by examples from a wide variety of situations. However, the watershed situation in each country is unique and it is impossible to provide step-by-step solutions which...
This document describes and classifies landslides and landslide phenomena. Detailed specifications are provided for investigation and maintenance of slope stability as a basis for detection of and early warning against landslides. Measures for slope stabilization through mechanical and vegetative means are described.
The purpose of this paper is to provide practical guidance for vegetative measures for slope stabilization. This may be particularly useful in environments with a wide choice or readily available vegetative material. Measures include revegetation of slopes by living material, slope stabilization measures using living material, slope drainage system.
The joint FAO/IPGRI programme has generated a series of technical guidelines that provide technical information on disease indexing and other procedures, helping researchers ensure phytosanitary safety and complementing phytosanitary regulations and mechanisms existing in countries concerned. The scope of the recommendations in these guidelines is confined to small, specialized consignments...










