Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Sarre, Alastair
2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, issuing body.

Description

1. xv, 164 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 27 cm

Summary

1. FAO completed its first assessment of the world's forest resources in 1948. At that time, its major objective was to collect information on available timber supply to satisfy post-war reconstruction demand. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990-2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaboration among many partner organizations, thereby reducing the reporting burden on countries, increasing synergies among reporting processes, and improving data consistency. The results of FRA 2020 are available in several formats, including this report and an online database containing the original inputs of countries and territories as well as desk studies and regional and global analyses prepared by FAO. I invite you to use these materials to support our common journey towards a more sustainable future with forests.

Subject

1. Forests and forestry > Statistics
2. Forest surveys
3. Forest management
4. Forests and forestry

Genre/Form

1. Statistics.

Contents

1. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Process -- Scope -- Data analysis -- Outputs -- 2. Forest extent and changes -- Forest area -- Other land with tree cover -- Other wooded land -- 3. Forest characteristics -- Naturally regenerating forest -- Planted forest -- Plantation forest and other planted forest -- Plantations of introduced species -- Primary forest -- Mangroves -- Bamboo -- Rubber plantations -- 4. Growing stock biomass and carbon -- Growing stock -- Growing-stock composition -- Biomass stock -- Carbon stock -- 5. Designation and management -- Global overview -- Analysis by designation category -- 6. Ownership and management rights -- Forest ownership -- Private ownership, by type of owner -- Holders of management rights in publicly owned forests -- 7. Disturbances -- Insects -- Diseases -- Severe weather events -- 8. Policies and legislation -- Findings -- 9. Employment and education -- Employment -- Education -- 10. Non-wood forest products removals and value -- 11. Discussion -- Enhanced country participation -- Reduced reporting burden -- Stronger capacity development -- Improved data availability and quality -- 12. Conclusion -- Take-home messages -- Next steps -- Annexes -- Annex 1 Statistical factsheets -- Annex 2 Global tables.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164).

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available online.