The objectives of the workshop were to:
a) Review the progress made in the national forest assessment projects in the Philippines, Cameroon and Guatemala and to identify the difficulties met by the national team in implementing the inventory methodology as well as the resources and logistics deployed so far and required to complete the remaining activities.
b) Examine national plans for data entry, storage and analysis, information management, and follow on actions based on the project results.
c) Discuss methodological issues related to the approach in terms of sampling design (data collection model, sampling intensity, plot configuration, etc), biophysical and management/uses variables related to forest and tree resources, interview method and quality of generated information, capacity building for national forest resources assessment and long term monitoring, information management.
