National Forest Inventory
31/10/2023
The national forest inventory (NFI) e-learning series consisting of eight courses provides an overview of the key phases of an NFI, from planning to implementation, and from data gathering to reporting.
The series consists of the following courses:
Why a national forest inventory?
This course describes the goals and purpose of a national forest inventory (NFI) and explores how NFIs inform policy- and decision-making in the forest sector. It then explores the importance of data in forest-related decision-making and evaluates the contribution of NFIs in national, international and climate change data reporting mechanisms.
Preparing for a national forest inventory
This course describes the planning and preparation phase of a national forest inventory (NFI).
This course covers the general aspects of sampling in forest inventories and aims to introduce the basic concepts and characteristics of a sampling study, as well as provide an overview of the most important components of a national forest inventory (NFI).
This course lays down the considerations for fieldwork and discusses plot-level variables as well as tree-level measurements.
Data management in a national forest inventory
This course provides an overview of information gathering and data management for national forest inventories (NFI).
Quality assurance and quality control in a national forest inventory
This course provides an overview of Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) procedures in forest inventory data collection and management.
This course offers guidance on the typical approaches and calculations used in forest data analyses and related topics.
National forest inventory results: Reporting and dissemination
This course covers national forest inventory (NFI) reporting in detail and establishes the importance of reporting in the context of REDD+ actions.
Working towards SDGs:
