Overview - PhilippinesThe Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Project in the Philippines was initiated in August 2002 for the assessment of Philippine forest and tree resources as part of the framework of the Forest Resources Assessment Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support national forest assessments (NFA).
The project aimed to provide, among others, information on the distribution of forest and other wooded lands according to tree species composition, ownership and management status, size of holdings, designation/protection status, commercial volume and growing stock, and felling and/or removals.
The project was headed by the Forest Management Bureau (FMB) and implemented in the field by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) operating units (DENR regional offices), in collaboration with the Forestry Department of FAO.
The major emphasis of the final report (below) is to provide comprehensive information on the status of forest and trees outside forest in the country and analysis of the level of precision and reliability of generated data/information from forest inventory that is based on relatively low-intensity and systematic multi-stage sampling design.
NFA DocumentsFinal Reports
National Forest and Tree Resources Assessment 2003-2005, Philippines National Forest Assessment for Forest Policy Analysis, Philippines Future Direction of the FRA project - Philippines
Planning
Letter of Agreement and Terms of Reference
Methodology and Approach
Click here to view the Sampling Tracts Map National Forest Inventory Field Manual Philippines Field Form F1: Tract location Field Form F2: Plot plan Field Form F3a: Plot - tree and stump measurements Field Form F3b: Plot - tree and stump measurements Field Form F3b: Bamboo, erect palms & rattan Field Form F4a: Nested plots Field Form F4b: Nested plots (part II) Field Form F5: Sub-plot Field Form F6: Sub-plot Additional Material News | 
