Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

Introduction to fieldwork

Year of publication 2023
This course lays down the considerations for fieldwork and discusses plot-level variables as well as tree-level measurements. This course is primarily intended for people who are involved in NFIs but can be taken by anyone with an interest in the subject. Specifically, this course targets: Forestry technicians; National forest monitoring teams; Foresters and forestry students; Youth and new generations of foresters. In this course, you will learn about: Getting started with fieldwork; Field team training and phases of training; The importance of field manuals; Collecting data on plots and sub-plots; Measuring tree heights and tree diameters.
Type of Tool
E-learning
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National
Region
Global
Biome
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
Management Responsibility
All