T3. Designation of Forests and Other Wooded Lands

The information on “designation” or current management objective is essential for development of efficient planning, design and assessment of cross-sectoral impacts, and implementation of forest policy. The “designation” defines boundaries for planned interference in context of the conditions in which “Forests” and “Other Wooded land” reside.

A. Global Classification and Definitions (FRA 2005)

Production Forest	Forest actually designated for production of forest goods i.e. where the extraction of forest products, usually wood and fibre, are the predominant management objective. It includes both wood and non wood forest products.
Protective Forest	Forests where service of protection to soil and water is the predominant management objective.
Conservation Forest	The “Forests” with predominant management objective of “conservation of biodiversity”.
Social Services Forest	The “forests” where provision of social services (recreation, spiritual, and cultural) is the predominant management objective.
Multiple Objective Forest	The “forests” where a combination of production of goods, protection of soil and water, conservation of biodiversity and provision of social services is the predominant management objective.
Protective“Other Wooded Lands”	The “Other Wooded Land” with predominant management objective of providing service of protection to soil and water.
Conservation“Other Wooded lands	The “Other Wooded Lands” with predominant management objective of “conservation of biodiversity”.
Social Service“Other Wooded lands”	The “Other Wooded Land” with predominant management objective of providing social services (recreation, spiritual, and cultural).
Multiple Objective“Other Wooded lands”	The “Other Wooded Land” where a combination of production of goods, protection of soil and water, conservation of biodiversity and provision of social services is the predominant management objective.

Source: FAO. 2004. Terms and Definition FRA-2005. FRA Working paper 73. Rome

B. National Data Sources

The National Forestry Action Plan of India classifies the forests of country into following four functional categories. This does not classify “Other Wooded Lands”.

Production Forests (for biological stabilities)

Protection Forests (for meeting timber requirements)

Social Forests (for meeting daily needs of the community)

Protected Area Network (National Parks and Sanctuaries)

Information on areas on protected forests is mainly provided by database maintained by Wild Life Institute of India, UN agencies (UNEP-WCMC) and Annual Reports of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Following are the details of these data sources:

- NFAP, 1999. National Forestry Action Plan, 1999. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, India

- National Wildlife Database. Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun, India.

- UNEP 1993. United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India. 1993. WCMC Protected Areas Data Unit..

- Government of India. 2003. Annual Report 2002-2203, Ministry Of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, India.

C. National Classification and Definitions

The NFAP provides description of the classification based on designation of Forests.

Term	Definition
Protection forests	Forest managed for biological stabilities.
Production forests	Forests managed for meeting timber Requirements of the country.
Social Forests	Forests managed for meeting daily needs of local communities.
Protected Area	Forests managed as Protected Area (National Parks and Sanctuaries etc.).

D. National Data

National statistics are not maintained by designation of Forests. However, NFAP, 1999 attempts to provide following broad information on designation of forest. It provides figures rounded to nearest million hectares (column 2) for 1993 which for this table are being assumed for 1990. The NFAP does not provide any such classification for scrub areas (other wooded lands) etc. Following tables also attempts to provide more realistic picture in case of Protected Areas through column (3).

National Classification of Forests	Area in million ha (1990)
	NFAP	Detail figures
Protection forests (for biological stabilities)	10	10.0
Production forests (for timber Requirements of the country)	15	15.3
Social Forests (for meeting daily needs of local communities)	25	25.0
Protected Area (National Parks and Sanctuaries etc,)	14	13.6
Total Forest	64	63.9
Scrub (Other Wooded Lands)		5.9

E. Calibration Not necessary as total matches with that in Global Table 1.

F. Estimation and Forecasting

Estimation and forecasting is difficult as national statistics is not maintained by designation. However, information is for extent of forests under Protected Areas for the year 2000. The following table therefore uses only this as new information for 2000 and maintains all other figures as in national reporting table 1.

G. Reclassification into FRA 2005 Classes

Table: Reclassification (Percentage allocation) into FRA 2005 classes

National Classes	Percentage of a National Class into a FRA class
	Prod F	Prot F	Cons F	Soc F	Mult F	Prot O	Cons O	Soc O	Mult O
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Protection forests		100
Production forests	100
Social Forests					100
Protected Area Forests			100
Scrub (Other Wooded land									100

Note: 1.F = Forests, O = Other Wooded lands, Prod = Production, Prot = Protective, Cons = Conservation Forests

Soc = Social Services, and Mult = Multiple Objective

H. National Information for FRA 2005 Global Tables

Table: Input for Global Reporting Table 3

FRA 2005 Classes	Area in "000" ha
	1990	2000	2005
Production Forest	15.3	13.6	13.6
Protective Forest	10.0	10.0	10
Conservation Forest	13.6	15.4	15.4
Social Services Forest	Included in Conservation Forest
Multiple Objective Forest	25.0	28.6	28.7
Total Forests for country	63.9	67.6	67.7
Protective "Other Wooded lands""
Conservation "Other Wooded Lands
Social Services "Other Wooded lands"
Multiple Objective "Other Wooded lands	5.9	4.7	4.1
Total for country (Scrub in Other Wooded Land)	5.9	4.7	4.1

Note: All increase in 2000 apportioned to Multiple Objective Forests. Increase in PA compensated by decrease in Production forests. Increase in 2005 apporti9oned to Multiple objective Forests