TECHNICAL REPORT
FO:GCP/INT/474/FRA
FO:GCP/INT/475/NET
Forest resources assessment 1990 Non-tropical developing countries |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1995
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Review of existing information
Review of approaches to assessment
Adjustment function (deforestation model)
The assessment by province and country
Socio-economic characteristics
Present situation of woody vegetation
Forest area change assessment during 1981–90
Table 2
State of forest inventory
Table 3
Area of natural forests, plantations and other wooded land — 1990
Table 4
Potential and actual forest area
Table 5A
Forest area change during 1981–90 — Natural forests
Table 5B
Forest area change during 1981–90 — Plantations
Annex 2
DEFORESTATION MODELLING
Table 1
State of forest inventory in non-tropical developing countries at end 1990
Table 2
Land area distribution in the non-tropical developing countries
Table 3
The socio-economic setting of the sub-regions during 1980–90
Table 4
Present land use of potential forest land by sub-region
Table 5
Areas of natural woody vegetation by sub-region
Table 6
Reported Forest Plantation areas by sub-region
Table 7
Changes in area of natural forests
Table 8
Changes in reported forest plantation areas
Table 9
Annual deforestation and plantation areas
Table 10
Comparison of actual and potential forest areas
Table 11
Human and cattle pressure on forest land
Chart 1
Geographical subdivision of the global assessment
Figure 1
Illustration of model curves for different ecological zones
Figure 3
Present land use of potential forest land
Figure 4
Area of natural woody vegetation by sub-region