Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

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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Governments and development actors increasingly recognize that strengthening tenure can create powerful incentives for the sustainable use of forest resources and contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Based on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land,...
The San Juan fire ignited on June 26, 2014 on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and quickly entered the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The fire was wind-driven for the first few days, and fire behavior was influenced by extremely dry fuel conditions related to long-term drought. However, as the fire moved...
The Container Tree Nursery Manual (CTNM) consists of seven volumes, all under the same series number-USDA Agricultural Handbook 674. Each volume contains chapters on closely related subjects concerning the production of tree and woody shrub seedlings in containers.
The Country Approach to Safeguards Tool (CAST) has been developed as a practical evolution of the UN-REDD Framework for Supporting the Development of Country Approaches to Safeguards. CAST provides countries with an Excel-based, interactive tool to plan and review the development of their approaches to REDD+ safeguards. CAST...
The European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) is a gateway to information on alien and invasive species in North and Central Europe. NOBANIS covers marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments and provides a distributed but integrated database on introduced species in the region fact sheets on many of the most...
The Far North is one of the last, great, largely undeveloped spaces on our planet. It’s a magnificent area with immense cultural and historical value, vast natural resource potential and incredible worth as a wildlife habitat for many sensitive species. The Far North represents 42% of the province and is under...
The FAO Forest and Water Programme, launched in March 2016, emerged with the vision that forests can contribute to solutions addressing water security by strategically managing them within the landscape for water resources. To increase our understanding of forest-water interactions and ensure that they are taken into account in policy...
The Forest Concession Model has been designed by the ITFMP Senior Management Advisory Team (SMAT) to assist with some of the complex calculations required in financial appraisal. The model is designed specifically to evaluate financial performance of the forest concession industry (HPHs). It can be used to evaluate data representative...
Welcome to the Fifth Edition of the “Booklet” about the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. The Booklet presents the Montréal Process framework of seven criteria and 54 indicators, and the rationale for the inclusion of each indicator within the relevant...
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. OECD works with...