National Forest Inventories : Assessment of Wood Availability and Use

Cham

2016

847 S.

Monographie

978-3-319-44015-6978-3-319-44014-9

Description based upon print version of record
IMD-Felder maschinell generiert

201845

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Participants of COST Action USEWOOD -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- COST Information -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History of Use and Assessment of Wood Resources -- 1.2 International Requirements for Information on Wood Resources -- 1.2.1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -- 1.2.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- 1.2.3 Sustainable Forest Management -- 1.3 EU Forest Policy Framework -- 1.4 The Role of NFIs in Estimating the Potential Wood Supply -- 1.4.1 ENFIN Harmonisation Methodology
1.4.1.1 COST Action E43 -- 1.4.1.2 Harmonisation Steps -- 1.4.1.3 Requirements for Successful Harmonisation -- 1.4.2 European Framework Contract -- 1.4.3 Projection Tools at National Level -- 1.4.4 Projection Systems at International Level -- 1.5 COST Action Usewood -- 1.5.1 COST Action Usewood Working Groups -- 1.5.2 Working Group 1 -- 1.6 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Comparison of Wood Resource Assessment in National Forest Inventories -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Development of Wood Resource Assessment -- 2.3 Materials Used to Compare Wood Resource Assessment Techniques
2.3.1 Questionnaires -- 2.3.1.1 Sub-working Group 1: Forest Available for Wood Supply -- 2.3.1.2 Sub-working Group 2: Stem Quality and Assortments -- 2.3.1.3 Sub-working Group 3: Change Estimation -- 2.3.1.4 Sub-working Group 4: Other Wooded Land and Trees Outside Forest -- 2.3.2 Country Reports -- 2.4 COST Action Framework -- 2.4.1 Working Group Meetings -- 2.4.2 Short Term Scientific Missions -- 2.5 Diversity and Similarities in the Assessment of Wood Resources -- 2.5.1 FAWS Assessment -- 2.5.1.1 Differences in National Definitions -- 2.5.1.2 Differences in Methods
2.5.1.3 Summary of the Main Findings -- 2.5.2 Stem Quality Assessment -- 2.5.2.1 Differences in National Definitions -- 2.5.2.2 Differences in Methods -- 2.5.2.3 Summary of the Main Findings -- 2.5.3 Change Estimation -- 2.5.3.1 Differences in National Definitions -- Forest Area Change -- Increment and Drain -- 2.5.3.2 Differences in Methods -- Forest Area Change -- Increment and Drain -- 2.5.3.3 Summary of the Main Findings -- 2.5.4 Other Wooded Land and Trees Outside Forest -- 2.5.4.1 Differences in National Definitions -- 2.5.4.2 Differences in Methods -- 2.5.4.3 Summary of the Main Findings
2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Harmonisation of Data and Information on the Potential Supply of Wood Resources -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Developing Reference Definitions -- 3.3 Reference Definitions on Wood Supply Variables -- 3.3.1 Forest Available for Wood Supply -- 3.3.2 Stem Quality -- 3.3.3 Change Estimation -- 3.3.4 Wood Resources Outside of the Forest -- 3.4 Comparison Between Reference Definitions and International and National Definitions -- 3.4.1 Forest Available for Wood Supply -- 3.4.2 Stem Quality -- 3.4.3 Change Estimation -- 3.4.4 Wood Resources Outside of the Forest
3.5 Conclusion
The book presents the current state and good practices of national forest inventories in monitoring wood resources and demonstrates pathways for harmonisation and improved common reporting. Beyond a general overview over availability and use of wood resources in different countries, it provides a unique collection of original contributions from national forest inventory experts with in-depth descriptions of current NFI methods in assessing wood availability and wood use in European countries, and selected countries from America and Asia.The main topics are national definitions and improvements in common reporting of forests available for wood supply, stem quality and assortments, estimation of change including growth and drain, and tree resources outside forest land. The book is a must-have for everyone who is contributing to national forest inventories either methodologically or operatively, for people who want or need to understand national forest inventory provided data and information on the availability of wood resources. By providing profound knowledge it is a valuable basis for scientists involved in scenario modelling and analysing effects of climate change, as well as individuals in private organisations and public administrations promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and the potential of green economy.