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APPENDIX 3: THE FOREST DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION

The FAO Project GCP/SUR/001/NET has a small collection of publications. These are not currently organised in any systematic way. It is highly recommended that one of the project counterparts should be given the task of organising and maintaining this library. For this purpose, the Forest Decimal Classification system, which is widely used by forestry libraries throughout the world, is presented below and it is suggested that all project publications and reports should be catalogued according to this system. The Forest Decimal Classification - headings and subheadings

1	FACTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT - BIOLOGY
10	General
11	Site factors
12	General biology
13	General zoology
14	Systematic zoology
15	Animal ecology, game and fish management, hunting, shooting and fishing
16	General botany
17	Systematic botany
18	Plant ecology
19	Miscellaneous

2	SILVICULTURE
22	Silvicultural systems
23	Forest regeneration and planting
24	Forest maintenance and improvement operations
25	Treatment of defective, derelict or very open stands
26	Agroforestry
27	Arboreta and arboriculture
28	Cultivation of non-wood forest products
29	Miscellaneous
 3	WORK SCIENCE, WOOD HARVESTING, LOGGING AND TRANSPORT, ENGINEERING
30	Work science (work studies) - general
31 	logging and transport - general
32	Felling and related operations
33	Forest utilisation and waste
34	Storage of wood in the forest (landings)
35	Performance measurement
36	Tools, machinery and equipment
37	Transport
38	Forest engineering
39 	Miscellaneous

4	FOREST DAMAGE AND PROTECTION
41	Forest protection - general
42	Damage from inorganic agencies (other than fire)
43 	Forest fires
44	Damage by harmful plants and viruses
45	Damage by animals
46	Damage by man
48	Damage from other causes
49	Miscellaneous

5	FOREST MEASUREMENT, SURVEYING AND MAPPING
51	Systems of measurement
52	Volume and diameter measurement
53	Special measurements of trees (e.g. crown cover)
54	Assessment of site quality
55	Age determination
56	Increment measurement
58	Surveying and mapping
59	Miscellaneous
 6	FOREST MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATION
61	Forest management - general
62	Management techniques, working plans, yield regulation
63	Other forest management issues
64	Forest economics - general
66	Costing of logging operations
67	Financial appraisal, accounting, statistics, planning and financing
68	Administration and organisation of forest enterprises
69	Miscellaneous

7	MARKETING OF FOREST PRODUCTS, ECONOMICS OF FOREST INDUSTRIES
71	Marketing of forest products - general
72	Supply and demand studies
73	Prices
74	Trade policy
75	Trade customs and statistics
76	Business planning and administration, accounting
77	Marketing - miscellaneous
78	Economics of forest transport
79	Economics of forest industries

8	FOREST PRODUCTS UTILISATION
81	Wood and bark - structure and properties
82	Conversion, shaping, assembling and finishing - general
83	Timber manufacturing industries and products
84	Wood preservation and treatment
85	Grading
86	Pulp and paper industries
88	Wood substitution
89	Minor forest products

9	FORESTS FROM THE NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW, SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY
90	General
91	Land-use
92	Forest ownership
93	Public supervision and regulation of forestry
94	Other methods to implement policy
95	Forest taxation
96	Forest employment
97	International forestry policy and collaboration
99	Miscellaneous


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