Global forest survey field site specification and guidelines

Global forest survey field site specification and guidelines

Descripción

Forest inventory is to collect information needed for management planning or policy development, or to follow up the implementation of such plans or policies. Information requirements are set from management objectives and feedback from previous experiences (Figure 1). Commonly, the logical chain of activities in Figure 1 is interrupted, for example as forest inventories are designed without well investigating the information requirements, or as outputs from information analysis are not accurate ly considered in policy formulations. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000), carried out by FAO and its partners, concluded that national information on forests and forestry are low in quality and relevance for many countries, despite the considerable attention that the sector has had over the past decades. To assist countries in their national forestry programmes, and to improve the international information quality, the Global Forest Survey (GFS) is being developed by the Fore stry Department of FAO (FAO 2000). Objectives of the GFS are: 1. National capacity building for sustainable forest management; 2. Forestry knowledge management for international processes.