This publication reflects the outcome of an ambitious initiative of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest management to a wide audience and encourage others to take up some of the most promising ideas, methods and approaches. The publication highlights a diversity of management approaches that have proven particularly innovative and successful in meeting challenges: twenty-eight case studies were selected; each tells a compelling story of innovations and of initiatives that might provide learning experiences for other forest managers. The book shatters the myth that there is no positive forestry being practiced in the region and celebrates the triumphs of forest managers, farmers and local communities in balancing the range of socio-economic and environmental demands made on forests. The book reaches out to foresters, policy-makers, planners and anyone interested in the future of forestry in Asia and the Pacific. This publication also marks a significant step forward in FAO's and RECOFTC's efforts to bring its forestry literature closer to general readers who are less familiar with the technical aspects of forest management, but no less concerned about the fate of the region's forests, natural resources and rural people.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
FAO

Region
Global

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All