Environment The Activities related to Promotion of environmentally sound forestry practices involve the development, testing and promotion of the Model Code of Forest Harvesting Practice at global, regional and national levels.
Case studies are prepared for experimenting new environmentally sound forest harvesting practices.
Information on reduced impact harvesting is collected, analyzed and disseminated. A database is maintained on information on forest harvesting equipment . The FAO Forest Harvesting Bulletin is published regularly to disseminate information on environmentally sound harvesting practices. Seminars, workshops, expert consultations and training events on harvesting are organized and supported to identify issues, disseminate information, promote environmentally sound forest harvesting practices and to develop human resources. The Activities related to the development of guidelines on forest roads include the preparation of a manual for the planning, design and construction of forest roads in mountainous terrain.