Background and Resource Sites
The following links provide access to general discussions about reduced-impact logging in the context of sustainable forest management strategies:

• UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) -
  forest products division working paper containing a literature synthesis, analysis and prototype statistical framework on the variables of reduced-impact logging.
  
• US Forest Service International Programs - Sustainable Forestry Practices
  
  
• US Forest Service International Programs newsletter on reduced-impact logging
  

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Practitioner's Tips and Case Studies
The benefits and costs of reduced-impact logging vary widely with respect to forest type, intensity of harvest practices, forest products market structure, transportation costs, skills and capacity, the size of the management unit, and other variables. Therefore, analytical work on reduced-impact logging is more appropriate if undertaken on a site-specific basis internationally.

The following links include case studies of reduced-impact logging applications and research that reflect a range of experiences and advances in operational sustainable forest management:

• US Forest Service, Southern Research Station work
  
  
• Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) work on reduced-impact logging
  
  
• Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) - discussions on research and field activities around the world in tropical forests regarding reduced-impact logging.

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