In December 2015, the Paris Agreement recognized the critical role of forests in combating climate change. This recognition included actions to halt and reverse the rate of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, which have contributed up to 20 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. To assist countries...

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is a means of ensuring that those who depend on the world’s forests for their livelihoods can continue to do so indefinitely through the process of sustainable development. It is also, of course, the key way in which the still increasing quantity...

This article is part of the Proceedings of Taal 2007: the 12th World Lake Conference, pp. 965–980. It is a review of constructed wetlands since their first attempts in Germany during the 60s. Despite the mistrust of many civil engineers and water authorities, this method has been widely accepted and utilised...

This manual has been designed to assist harvesting managers in calculating costs rapidly and in evaluating various options involving different combinations of harvesting machines and systems. It covers all levels of mechanization, ranging from basic to intermediate and advanced machinery. This manual provides harvesting managers and consultants with a simple and...

This publication focuses on one major source of biomass energy – woodfuels. In many developing countries, woodfuels are still commonly used for household cooking and heating and are also important for local processing industries. In many developed countries, wood-processing industries often use their wood by-products for energy production. In some...

C&I constitute a common policy tool to assist countries in monitoring, assessing and reporting on trends in forest conditions and progress toward SFM at various levels, while allowing for differences within and between countries. Improvements in the quality, coverage and consistency of C&I data in an increasing number of tropical...

This book is a collection of all internationally relevant insects that create damages on poplars. An introductory part on type of damages, prevention and integrated pest management is also given in the first chapters. Chapter 6 presents a list of species in alphabetical order, for easy reference by the...

This course provides an overview of information gathering and data management for national forest inventories (NFI). 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: Decision-makers planning investments for implementing NFIs; Data...

In the face of increasing pressures on forests, many countries have begun to explore REDD+ as a mechanism to provide finance for maintaining forest cover and reducing emissions from the forestry sector. With imminent establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, the importance of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions by...

This document provides a comprehensive review of the tools available to guide preparation and decision making, both prior to and during the implementation process. It also addresses the need for additional tools and analytic approaches. Examples of reviewed tools include: Restoration Diagnostic, a tool for developing national or regional strategies for...