FRA 2020 Country reporting process
Preparations for FRA 2020 began with an internal evaluation of FRA 2015 and an online user survey, which helped determine the scope and reporting content of FRA 2020. Scope and content were also addressed in consultations with various teams in the FAO Forestry Department, the FRA Advisory Group, 6 CFRQ partners and the FAO/United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Team of Specialists on Monitoring Sustainable Forest Management. The Seventh Expert Consultation on FRA, held in Joensuu, Finland, in June 2017, concluded this consultation cycle and provided important inputs into the scope and reporting content of FRA 2020.
The FRA 2020 country reporting process started with a technical meeting in Toluca, Mexico, in March 2018 (Table 1 shows key milestones in the process). This meeting brought together nearly 160 participants from more than 90 countries, including national correspondents, representatives of the CFRQ, and members of the FRA Advisory Group. At the meeting, national correspondents familiarized themselves with all aspects of the reporting process.
Nine regional and subregional workshops were organized in April–December 2018 to further support countries in compiling and finalizing the FRA 2020 country reports (FAO, undated). These workshops provided a forum in which national correspondents could share their experiences with colleagues from other countries.
