Additional tools can be used to analyze forests’ contribution to poverty reduction. The PROFOR "Poverty-Forest Linkages" Toolkit has been developed to facilitate relevant data collection and analysis. This tool allows the user to implement a wealth-ranking of households and to assess their livelihoods, to understand how villagers use local resources, to assess the importance of trees and forest products, and to assess the contribution of forestry to local economies.
In addition, the "Forests Sourcebook" compiles best practices in implementing forest projects. The Sourcebook is organized around themes such as forest management, indigenous peoples, access rights, and markets and the private sector. The Sourcebook intends to help World Bank task team leaders and other practitioners to implement forestry investment projects.
Finally, partners working on forests and poverty have recently developed additional tools. The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) initiated a household questionnaire as part of their Poverty-Environment Network (PEN). The Forest-Livelihood Assessments, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) has been designing a tool – the LivWell App – to measure livelihoods using standardized questions in different countries.
Together, these tools allow for the collection of evidence on poverty in forest areas and underscore the importance of monitoring the impacts of forestry-related projects and interventions.