An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 53 2002/3
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Editor: A. Perlis
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department:
J. Ball, I.J. Bourke, C. Holding-Anyonge,
R.M. Martin, M. Morell, C.T.S. Nair,
C. Palmberg-Lerche, A. Perlis, L. Russo,
O. Souvannavong, T. Vahanen, M. Wilkie
Regional Advisers:
H. Abdel Nour, C. Carneiro, P. Durst, P. Koné,
E. Pepke
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Cover photo: Aerial photograph,
on near-infrared-sensitive film, of a
predominantly coniferous, intensively
managed forest landscape in Sweden
National Survey of Sweden/Lantmäteriet
P. Holmgren and R.
Persson
Evolution and
prospects of global forest assessments
C. Kleinn
New technologies and methodologies for
national forest inventories
E. Tomppo and R.L.
Czaplewski
Potential for a
remote-sensing-aided forest resource survey for the whole globe
T. Thuresson
Value of low-intensity field sampling
in national forest inventories
M. Saket
Gaps in national-level information on
forests and trees in developing countries
R. Michalak, S. Kelatwang, A.
Velázquez, J.-F. Mas, J.L. Palacio-Prieto and G. Bocco
Forest inventory and assessment:
country experiences and needs
E. Matthews and A.
Grainger
Evaluation of
FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment from the user
perspective
A.C. Newton and V.
Kapos
Biodiversity
indicators in national forest inventories
D. Schoene
Assessing and reporting forest carbon
stock changes: a concerted effort?
Outcome of the Expert Consultation on Forest Resources Assessment - Kotka IV