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Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)
Definition:
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is an evolving concept that has several definitions. It is the practice of meeting the forest resource needs and values of the present without compromising the similar capability of future generations. It is the stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality, and potential to fulfill, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic, and social functions at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems.
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Society of American Foresters
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General Carbon Accounting Methodology Vocabulary
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Carbon Finance Lexicon
The text is derived from the Finance and Carbon Markets Lexicon prepared by the Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities (FCMC) Program and Tetra Tech ARD and reviewed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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CARBON FINANCE LEXICON
Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation Methodology Vocabulary
Agriculture Land Management Methodology Vocabulary
Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands Methodology Vocabulary
Carbon Pools Vocabulary
General Carbon Accounting Methodology Vocabulary
Improved Forest Management Methodology Vocabulary
Peat Rewetting and Conservation Methodology Vocabulary
Performance Vocabulary
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation Methodology Vocabulary
Regulatory and Accounting Vocabulary
Risk Management Vocabulary
Valuation Vocabulary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
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