FO:MISC/94/3

Forest resources assessment 1990 Non-tropical developing countries Mediterranean region TABLE OF CONTENTS

This document has been produced by the Forest Resources Division of FAO by C. Racaut (Associate Professional Officer) under the supervision of Messrs J. P. Lanly (Director of the Forest Resources Division), K.D. Singh (Coordinator of the Forest Resources Assessment 1990 project) and K. Janz (Forestry Officer - Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring) with the collaboration of Messrs B. Cinotti (Forestry Economy Expert from the National Forest Inventory - France), W. Marzoli (Data Processing Expert) and A. del Lungo (Forestry Consultant).

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Rome, June 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

Chapter I     INTRODUCTION

1.   Background

2.   Study objectives

3.   Study implementation

Chapter II    WOODY VEGETATION

1.   North Africa

2.   Near East

Chapter III   THE PRESSURES ON WOODED AREAS

Chapter IV   METHODOLOGY

1.   Data collection method

2.   Data adjustment method

3.   General comments on the data collected

Chapter V    RESULTS

1.   Socio-economic data

2.   State of information on forest resources

3.   State of forest cover in 1990

4.   Potential and actual forest areas

5.   Rate of change of forest areas between 1981 and 1990

Chapter VI  CONCLUSION

Annex 1       SPECIAL STUDIES

A.         Relationship between forest cover and population

1.   Regional studies

1.1   North Africa

1.2   Near East

2.   National studies

2.1   Algeria

2.2   Morocco

2.3   Tunisia

B.         Forest resources utilisation study

Annex 2       EXPLANATORY NOTES BY COUNTRY

Bibliography

Glossary

TABLES AND FIGURES

Tables

1   Socio-economic data

2   Forest inventory state

3   Forest cover state in 1990

4   Potential and actual forest area

5   Rate of change in forest area between 1981 and 1990

6   Apparent wood consumption between 1981 and 1990

7   Apparent wood consumption after adjustment (1981–90)

Figures

1   Forest cover and population of the Maghreb

2   North Africa: Diagram of observed and modelled values

3   Near East: Diagram of observed and modelled values

4   Algeria: Forest cover and population

5   Morocco: Forest cover and population

6   Tunisia: Forest cover and population