FRA 2005
National Tables 1-4

FRA 2005
National Tables 1-4

Peter Holmgren

Table 1: Extent of forests

Table 1: Extent of forests

Rationale:

• Criteria theme 1

• Forest area change considered important (eg in Agenda 21, UNFCCC)

• Correlation with major forest benefits (?)

Table 1: Extent of forests

Table 1: Extent of forests

Contents, area of:

• Forest

• Other wooded land

• Other land with tree cover (?)

Time series:

• 1990 – 2000 – 2005

Table 1: Extent of forests

Table 1: Extent of forests

Issues:

• Definitions unchanged but reworded

• Remove ”other land with tree cover”?

Table 1: Extent of forests

Table 1: Extent of forests

Example India (WP 78, page 10):

FRA 2005 Classes

Extent in "000"ha

1990

2000

2005

Forest

63 938

67 553

67 700

Other Wooded Land

5 894

4 731

4 110

Other land with Trees

81

81

81

Other land

227 404

224 952

225 426

Inland water

31 407

31 407

31 407

Total Area

328 726

328 726

328 726

Table 2: Ownership

Table 2: Ownership

Rationale:

• Important for policy institutional and management issues

Table 2: Ownership

Table 2: Ownership

Contents, area under ownership:

• Public

• Private

• Other / Unspecified

Time series:

• 1990 – 2000

Table 2: Ownership

Table 2: Ownership

Issues

• ”Traditional” ownership

Table 2: Ownership

Table 2: Ownership

Example South Africa (WP75, p.12):

Ownership

Area in 000 ha

1990

2000

Forest

OWL

Forest

OWL

Public Ownership

7 457

7 122

6 686

6 447

Private Ownership

2 035

16 619

2 111

15 043

Other / Unspecified

0

0

0

0

Total

9 493

23 742

8 797

21 490

Table 3: Forest designation

Table 3: Forest designation

Rationale:

• Responds to several criteria themes

• Measures policy intervention over area

Table 3: Forest designation

Table 3: Forest designation

Contents, area designated for:

• Production

• Protection

• Conservation

• Socio-economic purposes

• Multiple purposes

Table 3: Forest designation

Table 3: Forest designation

Issues:

• Protected areas definition

• All areas = multiple use?

Table 3: Forest designation

Table 3: Forest designation

Example – Sweden (WP 77, page 15):

FRA 2005 Classes

Area in "000" ha

1990

2000

2005

Production

n.a.

15

15

Protection

35

35

35

Conservation

1 139

1 693

1 893

Social Services

Multiple Objective

26 192

25 731

25 599

Total Forest

27 366

27 474

27 541

Protection

0

0

0

Conservation

639

769

777

Social Services

Multiple Objective

2 584

2 477

2 478

Total OWL

3 223

3 246

3 255

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Rationale:

• Combines ”naturalness” and management intensity

• Refers to several C&I themes

• Addresses the ”planted forests” issue

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Contents, areas that are:

• Primary

• Modified natural

• Semi-natural

• Production plantation

• Protective plantation

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Issues:

• Remove ”modified natural”?

• Plantations distinguished by

• Introduced/native species ONLY

• OR include instensively managed stands of native species as before?

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Table 4: Forest characteristics

Example – India (WP 78, page 21):

FRA 2005 Classes

Area in 000 ha

1990

2000

2005

Primary Forest

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Modified Forest

19 861

21 912

21 972

Semi- Natural Forest

42 053

42 696

42 321

Production Forest Plantation

708

1 007

1 160

Protective Forest Plantation

1 315

1 937

2 246

Primary OWL

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Modified OWL

1 851

1 557

1 357

Semi- Natural OWL

3 920

3 035

2 614

Protective OWL Plantation

122

137

138

Total

69 832

72 284

71 810

Conclusion

Conclusion

- Challenge to achieve globally harmonized tables on these topics

- Improvements from FRA 2000, without changing / adding concepts or definitions

- Some outstanding issues to discuss

- Pilot studies performed well in all regions

Thank you!

Thank you!