Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

A framework to assess the extent and effectiveness of community-based forestry

Author Don Gilmour, Dominique Reeb, Fred Kafeero
Year of publication 2019
Well-performing community-based forestry (CBF) has the potential to rapidly restore forests in ecological terms and scale up sustainable forest management to the national level, while improving local livelihoods of billions of the most marginalized people around the world. The purpose of this framework is to facilitate assessment of the extent of CBF, the status with regards to the enabling conditions, and the impact of CBF on forests and local livelihoods at the country level. Thus, this assessment framework can serve to provide important insights into the successes, as well as the continued shortcomings of CBF at the country level.
Type of Tool
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Scale of Application
National
Region
Global
Biome
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
Multiple use
Management Responsibility
Government/State