Forest Resources Information System (FORIS) concepts and status report (22 June 1999)

Forest Resources Information System (FORIS) concepts and status report (22 June 1999)

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Forest Resources Information System (FORIS) is developed by the Forest Resources Assessment Programme (FRA) at FAO’s Forestry Department to provide the world with baseline information on forest resources. FORIS is developed for the production and presentation of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000), but with the perspective to continue to improve beyond this event. FORIS includes both existing source information and derived information. This document outlines the con cepts and reports on the development status. The purpose is to stimulate the continued system development.

Language English

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