FRA 2005 - national reporting tables

Specification of National Reporting Table T14

T14 Value of non-wood forest products removal

T14.1 Rationale

The value of non-wood forest products (NWFP) is an important component of the economic health of forest resources and support to local communities. This information helps in allocation of resources and in priority setting at national level planning (social, economic and sectoral).

T14.2 Specifications

Units and reporting years

Unit of reporting	1000 US dollars at the exchange rate of the reporting year.
Area to which reported figures refer	Forest and Other wooded land
Reporting years	1990, 2000 and 2005

Categories

Category

Plant products/raw material Food Fodder Raw material for medicine and aromatic products Raw material for colorants and dyes Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction Ornamental plants Exudates Other plant products

Animal products/raw material Living animals Hides, skins and trophies Wild honey and bee-wax Bush meat Raw material for medicine Raw material for colorants Other edible animal products Other non-edible animal products

The values to be reported refer to the market value at the site of collection or forest border. In case that values are obtained from a point further down the production chain, transport costs and possible handling and/or processing costs should be discounted. In case that the NWFP are removed for subsistence use, the value should be calculated based on local market value.

Current and past definitions are available onFRA 2005 Terms and Definitions

Reporting table template

FRA 2005 categories	Value of NWFP removed (1000 USD)
	1990	2000	2005
Plant products/raw material Food Fodder Raw material for medicine and aromatic products Raw material for colorants and dyes Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction Ornamental plants Exudates Other plant products
Animal products/raw material Living animals Hides, skins and trophies Wild honey and bee-wax Bush meat Raw material for medicine Raw material for colorants Other edible animal products Other non-edible animal products
Total

Notes:

1. To take care of annual variations, the figures are an average of five year period for any reference year 1988 to 1992 for 1990 and 1998 to 2002 for 2002. The figures for 2005 are forecasts...

Internal consistency

The figures reported in this table are related to the National reporting table T13.