The objective for the country reporting in FRA 2005 are three fold. First is to produce by 2005 a comprehensive update and refinement of FRA 2000, structured around the core set of global variables and the six common thematic areas (criteria) for sustainable forest management focussing on the trend information. The second is to involve national institutions, experts and other stakeholders in the collection, analyses and validation of national information to secure national ownership of results. The third is to report all information transparently and with complete documentation and analyses of the source data.
Accordingly this country report (working paper) has following two distinct elements and associated reporting steps. It follows the format of a working paper as suggested by FAO in its “Guidelines for Country Reporting”(FRA Working Paper).
Table 2: Two Steps in Country Reporting
Reporting step |
Contents |
1. National data for Global tables |
National Reporting Tables containing national data, transformation of national data to global data tables, preferably electronic, containing source references, source data, and reclassifications leading into estimates for the country for each global table. |
2. Country report by Thematic Areas |
Short report following a predefined outline that builds on the defined Thematic Areas (Criteria) of SFM. The report shall contain additional information relevant in the country for each Theme. |
