This course has been developed to guide countries in reporting on Indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1. It illustrates the rationale of the indicators, the definitions and methodologies on which monitoring activities are based, and explains the process and the tools available for compiling data related to the two indicators through the...

Safe access to cooking fuel can save lives in humanitarian contexts; supporting safe access to sufficient and appropriate cooking fuel for affected populations requires greater attention and a multi-sectoral approach from the humanitarian system. The collection, supply, and use of biomass cooking fuel in emergencies creates a myriad of risks for...

This short video highlights stakeholder lessons learned and experiences captured at the Asia-Pacific Regional Expert Consultation on Safeguards and Safeguards Information Systems (SIS), hosted by the UN-REDD Programme and held in Bangkok 11-12 March 2015.

Forestry continues to be one of the most hazardous industrial sectors in most countries. Around the world, there are often discouraging trends of rising accident rates and a high incidence of occupational diseases and of early retirement among forestry workers. This code has been designed to provide guidance to ILO...

This short guide produced by a University in Texas, USA, aims to help small and medium forestland owners quickly evaluate what to do to rehabilitate timber damaged by disturbances.

With the publication of Save and Grow in 2011, FAO proposed a new paradigm of intensive crop production, one that is both highly productive and environmentally sustainable. FAO recognized that, over the past half-century, agriculture based on the intensive use of inputs has increased global food production and average per capita...

Scientific Certification Systems, Inc., now doing business as SCS Global Services, is a trusted leader in third-party environmental, sustainability and food quality certification, auditing, testing and standards development. It partners with companies, government agencies, and stakeholders worldwide to identify and drive practices, policies and processes that advance the goals of sustainable...

This paper attempts to contribute to the discussion of scaling-up the recognition of tenure rights within the efforts to reduce forest carbon emissions and to put the costs of recognizing tenure rights in a broader perspective. It is organized into three sections: first, an examination of the role of tenure...

The Millennium Seed Bank project aims to collect and conserve seeds from up to 25 thousand species over ten years. In so doing, Kew's Seed Conservation Department (SCD) has a unique opportunity to capture and store large amounts of taxon-based information on a range of seed biological characteristics, both from...

Pest resistance breeding may be a technical option in large-scale or valuable commercial plantations if there: are few silvicultural options to mitigate losses to insect pests and diseases; are no alternative species; is an increasing risk of introductions of exotic pests. In order to determine the global status of research and...