National Forest Inventories - Pathways for Common Reporting

National Forest Inventories - Pathways for Common Reporting. Alberdi Asensio, I., Axelsson, A., Azevedo, A., Barreiro, S., Bastrup-Birk, A., Beets, P. N., Beranova, J., Bombin, R. V., Boudewyn, P., Bouriaud, O., Božić, M., Brändli, U., Brandon, A., Branthomme, A., Brassel, P., Bull, G., Butterschøn, R., Čaboun, V., Čavlović, J., Cerný, M., Chirici, G., Cienciala, E., Cluzeau, C., Colin, A., Condés Ruiz, S., Daamen, W. P., de Oliveira, Y. M., DiCosmo, L., Dirkse, G. M., Dumitru, M., Fraser, B. V., Freitas, J., Fridman, J., Gabler, K., Gasparini, P., Gillis, M. D., Ginzler, C., Godinho-Ferreira, P., Gomide, G., Goto, T., Goulding, C. J., Gschwantner, T., Hamza, N., Hansen, M. H., Hennig, P., Hervé, J., Hirata, Y., Hong, L., Hylen, G., Imaizumi, Y., Jansons, J., Jeong, J., Johannsen, V. K., Kasperavičius, A., Kaufmann, E., Kim, S., Kolozs, L., Kovac, M., Kroiher, F., Kučera, M., Kulbokas, G., Kuliešis, A., Kusar, G., Lane, P. M., Lanz, A., Latte, N., Lawrence, M., Lei, X., Licite, I., Loizou, L., Lundström, A., Lu, Y., Marin, G., Mart́ınez deToda , S. S., Mart́ın, F. P., Masuyama, T., Matsumoto, Y., Mattos, P., McRoberts, R. E., Meliadis, I., Michalak, R., Millán, J. M., Miyazono, H., Moravč́ık, M., Nilsen, J., Nitu, D., Nord-Larsen, T., O'Donovan, C., Peña, G. S., Petersson, H., Piazza, M., Polley, H., Power, K., Priwitzer, T., Redmond, J., Robert, N., Rondeux, J., Rosot, M. A., Russo, G., Saket, M., Sanchez, C., Schadauer, K., Schmitz, F., Shin, M., Simoncic, P., Skovsgaard, J. P., Smith, W. B., Snorrason, A., Söderberg, U., Solontsov, O. N., St˚ahl, G., Stephens, P. R., Szepesi, A., Tang, M., Thürig, E., Tomppo, E., Tomter, S. M., Tosi, V., Tsitsoni, T., Tuomainen, T., Vedriš, M., Adermann, V., Vesterdal, L., Vidal, C., Villanueva Aranguren, J. A., Wagner, M., Weiss, P., Winter, S., Zagkas, T., & Zajączkowski, S. Springer.

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[Excerpt: Preface] Forest inventories throughout the world have evolved gradually over time. The content as well as the concepts and definitions employed are constantly adapted to the users' needs. Advanced inventory systems have been established in many countries within Europe, as well as outside Europe, as a result of development work spanning several decades, in some cases more than 100 years. [\n] With continuously increasing international agreements and commitments, the need for information has also grown drastically, and reporting requests have become more frequent and the content of the reports wider. Some of the agreements made at the international level have direct impacts on national economies and international decisions, e.g., the Kyoto Protocol. Thus it is of utmost importance that the forest information supplied is collected and analysed using sound scientific principles and that the information from different countries is comparable. [\n] European National Forest Inventory (NFI) teams gathered in Vienna in 2003 to discuss the new challenges and the measures needed to get data users to take full advantage of existing NFIs. As a result, the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), a network of NFIs, was established. The ENFIN members decided to apply for funding for meetings and collaborative activities. COST- European Cooperation in Science and Technology - provided the necessary financial means for the realization of the program. A total of 27 European countries joined the COST Action E43 - Harmonisation of National Forest Inventories in Europe: Techniques for Common Reporting. In addition, the FIA programme of the U.S. Forest Service, Scion from New Zealand and the Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, joined COST Action E43 as institutions from non-COST countries. Furthermore, NFI representatives from several other countries participated in the meetings and work of COST Action E43. [\n] COST Action E43 worked closely together with international organisations and institutions, such as the United Nations and the European Commission. [\n] COST Action E43 adopted a mission to develop methods, concepts and definitions to be employed in harmonising the NFIs so that the information from different countries would become fully comparable. The work was carried out in meetings, workshops and scientific missions. Some of the results have been published in scientific journals. The information was collected both from the participants and by using questionnaires directed to a wide group of NFI data providers. The official duration of COST Action E43 was from June 2004 to December 2008 but the publishing work continued into 2009. The participation of the forest inventory experts, directly involved in practical work, stimulated the work and promoted successful outcomes. However, a single volume on the status of forest inventories in different countries was lacking. [\n] The members of COST Action E43 collected a large amount of information from the NFIs of the participating countries, and agreed to compile national forest inventory reports into a single book. In addition to the member countries and institutions, reports were contributed by some of the most significant forestry countries around the world. As a result, this volume also includes NFI reports from Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, in addition to the 29 reports of the participating countries and institutions; in total 38 reports. The forests of these countries comprise over half of the global forests, 2.4 billion hectares out of 4.0 billion hectares. Furthermore, United Nations and Agricultural Organization, NFMA programme provided a description of the approach used when supporting countries in development in establishing forest inventories. Most of the reports follow the same structure. This includes a brief history, use of the results, information about basic forest resources, data collection and estimation methods, an assessment of how well the country is able to provide forest resource related estimates on the basis of the agreed reference definitions (status of harmonisation), and future prospects. [\n] The information was collected into the present book. The authors and editors hope that forest inventory experts, and other people interested in the forest environment worldwide, find this information useful. Furthermore, one of the principal ideas of this book is to be an essential source of information for those planning a new forest inventory or modify the existing one. [\n] [...]

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Forest inventories throughout the world have evolved gradually over time. The content as well as the concepts and definitions employed are constantly adapted to the users' needs. Advanced inventory systems have been established in many countries within Europe, as well as outside Europe, as a result of development work spanning several decades, in some cases more than 100 years.

[\textbackslash n] With continuously increasing international agreements and commitments, the need for information has also grown drastically, and reporting requests have become more frequent and the content of the reports wider. Some of the agreements made at the international level have direct impacts on national economies and international decisions, e.g., the Kyoto Protocol. Thus it is of utmost importance that the forest information supplied is collected and analysed using sound scientific principles and that the information from different countries is comparable.

[\textbackslash n] European National Forest Inventory (NFI) teams gathered in Vienna in 2003 to discuss the new challenges and the measures needed to get data users to take full advantage of existing NFIs. As a result, the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), a network of NFIs, was established. The ENFIN members decided to apply for funding for meetings and collaborative activities. COST- European Cooperation in Science and Technology - provided the necessary financial means for the realization of the program. A total of 27 European countries joined the COST Action E43 - Harmonisation of National Forest Inventories in Europe: Techniques for Common Reporting. In addition, the FIA programme of the U.S. Forest Service, Scion from New Zealand and the Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, joined COST Action E43 as institutions from non-COST countries. Furthermore, NFI representatives from several other countries participated in the meetings and work of COST Action E43.

[\textbackslash n] COST Action E43 worked closely together with international organisations and institutions, such as the United Nations and the European Commission.

[\textbackslash n] COST Action E43 adopted a mission to develop methods, concepts and definitions to be employed in harmonising the NFIs so that the information from different countries would become fully comparable. The work was carried out in meetings, workshops and scientific missions. Some of the results have been published in scientific journals. The information was collected both from the participants and by using questionnaires directed to a wide group of NFI data providers. The official duration of COST Action E43 was from June 2004 to December 2008 but the publishing work continued into 2009. The participation of the forest inventory experts, directly involved in practical work, stimulated the work and promoted successful outcomes. However, a single volume on the status of forest inventories in different countries was lacking.

[\textbackslash n] The members of COST Action E43 collected a large amount of information from the NFIs of the participating countries, and agreed to compile national forest inventory reports into a single book. In addition to the member countries and institutions, reports were contributed by some of the most significant forestry countries around the world. As a result, this volume also includes NFI reports from Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, in addition to the 29 reports of the participating countries and institutions; in total 38 reports. The forests of these countries comprise over half of the global forests, 2.4 billion hectares out of 4.0 billion hectares. Furthermore, United Nations and Agricultural Organization, NFMA programme provided a description of the approach used when supporting countries in development in establishing forest inventories. Most of the reports follow the same structure. This includes a brief history, use of the results, information about basic forest resources, data collection and estimation methods, an assessment of how well the country is able to provide forest resource related estimates on the basis of the agreed reference definitions (status of harmonisation), and future prospects.

[\textbackslash n] The information was collected into the present book. The authors and editors hope that forest inventory experts, and other people interested in the forest environment worldwide, find this information useful. Furthermore, one of the principal ideas of this book is to be an essential source of information for those planning a new forest inventory or modify the existing one.

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