Assessing Forest Certification Schemes: A Practical Guide
This practical guide identifies and discusses the features which make forest certification schemes reliable and effective,…
A Sourcebook for Landscape Analysis of High Conservation Value Forests
The concept of High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) originated as a means to ensure that the most important forest values…
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook - 2nd Edition
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is the essential aid to understanding and implementing new standards of forestry management. Aimed primarily at…
RSPO Africa Roadshow briefing notes
The RSPO Africa Roadshow is an awareness raising and capacity building programme aimed at supporting best practice in planning and expansion of oil palm…
Common Guidance for the Identification of HCVs
This practical user manual offers guidance for the interpretation and identification of HCVs globally, for any type of ecosystem, and across all natural…
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 1: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in…
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 2: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in…
Baseline studies of successful models for sustainable smallholder development
There are many models of smallholder production, ranging from independent farmers or cooperatives to large-scale schemes…
PES incentives for smallholders to avoid deforestation: lessons learned and factors for success
Payments for ecosystem services, or PES, projects are designed to provide incentives for people and…
Legal compliance and zero deforestation initiatives Brazil
In Brazil various initiatives are dedicated to assessing environmental and other risks associated with commodity production, while a number…
