Status and Trends in Indicators of Forest Genetic Diversity


by
Frank H. McKinnell
December 2002

Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers

Forestry Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department


Working Paper FGR/38E
FAO, Rome, Italy


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The Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers report on issues addressed in the work programme of FAO. These working papers do not reflect any official position of FAO. Please refer to the FAO website (www.fao.org/forestry) for official information.

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Mr. Pierre Sigaud, Forestry Officer (Forest Genetic Resources)
Forest Resources Development Service
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FAO (2002) Status and Trends in Indicators of Forest Genetic Diversity. Document prepared by Frank H. McKinnell. Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers, Working Paper FGR/38E, Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).

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Table of Contents


SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. BACKGROUND
1.2. ISSUES IN INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT

2. DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC DIVERSITY INDICATORS

2.1. NATIONAL LEVEL PROCESSES

African Timber Organization (ATO)
Dry Forests Asia Process
Dry Zone Africa Process
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Lepaterique Process
Montreal Process
Pan-European Process
Tarapoto Proposals
Near East Process

2.2. SUB-NATIONAL PROCESSES

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Canada
United States of America
Australia
India
Tarapoto Proposals
Lepaterique Process

2.3 GENERAL COMMENTS

3. REVIEW OF THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY INDICATORS

4. DISCUSSION

4.1 EFFECTIVENESS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY INDICATORS IN CURRENT CRITERIA AND INDICATOR PROCESSES
4.2 QUANTITATIVE GENETIC DIVERSITY INDICATORS

5. CONCLUSIONS

6. REFERENCES

6.1. LITTERATURE
6.2. PERSONS CONTACTED BY THE AUTHOR