This report summarises existing knowledge on costs of sustainable forest management (SFM) in tropical and sub‐tropical forests. First, the scope of forest‐related cost studies and background information on definitions of and obstacles for SFM are given (Sections 1 and 2). The main part of...

"Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes for carbon crediting, provides an overview of carbon accounting best practices, and presents...