Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Modules

The SFM Toolbox modules are organized along thematic areas relevant to the implementation of SFM. In each module, you will find basic and in-depth information, tools and cases that will help you expand knowledge on a topic of interest and to put SFM into practice.

Select one of the thematic topics below and click to display relevant modules.

Policy, governance and economics

Policy, governance and economics

Development of forest-based enterprises
Forest finance
Forest governance
Forest law enforcement
Forest policy
Forest tenure
Public forestry institutions

People, forests and trees

People, forests and trees

Community-based Forestry
Collaborative Conflict Management
Forestry Responses to Conflict & Disasters
Gender in Forestry
Participatory Approaches and Tools for SFM
Social Protection and Forestry

Poverty reduction, food security and well-being

Poverty reduction, food security and well-being

Agroforestry
Dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems
Forests, food security and nutrition
Health benefits from forests
Urban and peri-urban forestry

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Forest and water
Forest pests
Mangroves restoration and management
Mountain forests
Protected areas
Wildlife management

Climate actions, halting deforestation and degradation

Climate actions, halting deforestation and degradation

Climate change adaptation and mitigation
REDD+
Reducing deforestation
Reducing forest degradation

Forest restoration and reforestation

Forest restoration and reforestation

Forest and landscape restoration
Forest genetic resources
Forest reproductive material
Forest restoration
Management of planted forests
Use of treated wastewater in forestry

Forest products, trade and markets

Forest products, trade and markets

Forest certification
Management of non-wood forest products
Occupational health and safety in forestry
Wood energy
Wood harvesting

Assessment, planning, management and monitoring

Assessment, planning, management and monitoring

C&I: a tool for enhancing SFM
Forest inventory
Forest management monitoring
Forest management planning
Land-use planning
Silviculture in natural forests
Vegetation fire management
Watershed management