Section 7. Predominant purpose: supplement to FRA2005

FRA does not detail specific predominant purposes of forests. A more detailed breakdown on predominant purposes is needed for the Planted components of Semi-Natural Forests and Plantation Forests. Explanatory table F reported below shows the breakdown of predominant purposes by productive and protective categories.

Explanatory table F: Predominant purposes, definitions and abbreviations

FRA Purpose	Planted forests end use and definition	Abbreviation
Productive	Production of saw logs	Ind-Sawlog
	Production of chips, pulpwood and fibre for cellulose and paper	Ind-Pulpwood/Fiber
	Production of wood to be used as bio-energy on large scale	Ind-Bioenergy
	Production of Non wood products (Arabic gum, rubber, palm fibres, cork...) large scale	Ind-Non Wood Prod
	Production of wood for industrial uses but unspecified	Ind-Unspecified
Protective	Provision of protective services for soil, water, biodiversity (can include Non wood forest products on small scale)	Non-ind-Environmental
	Provision of social and cultural services (recreation, religious, amenity...)	Non-ind-Recreation
	Provision of unspecified services	Non-ind Unspecified
	Provision of wood for fuel on small scale (farmers, villages, rural communities)	Non-ind-Fuelwood

Source: Del Lungo, A., Carle, J.B., 2005 (present Paper)

Questionnaire input

Estimate of Predominant purpose for Planted Forests

In Questionnaire tables 5 (a, b), for productive and protective categories, please estimate, in %³ of area, the Predominant purpose for:

Planted components of Semi-Natural Forests (table 5a), for figures calculated in table 2b

Plantation Forests (table 5b), for figures provided in table 1.

Questionnaire table 5a: Detailed Purpose Estimates for Planted component of Semi-Natural Forests by % of Area. Your new data inputs

FRA Purposes	1990	2000	2005	Predominant Purpose	1990	2000	2005
	Estimates from table 2b (%)				%	%	%
Productive	Tab 2b INPUT	Tab 2b INPUT	Tab 2b INPUT	Ind-Sawlog
				Ind-Pulpwood/Fiber
				Ind-Bioenergy
				Ind-Non Wood Prod
				Ind-Unspecified
Total					100	100	100
Protective	Tab 2b INPUT	Tab 2b INPUT	Tab 2b INPUT	Non-ind-Environmental
				Non-ind-Recreation
				Non-ind-Unspecified
				Non-ind-Fuelwood
Total					100	100	100

Source: Planted Forests Specialist to list reference documents in the references section

Questionnaire table 5b: Detailed Purpose Estimates for Plantation Forests by % of Area. Your new data inputs

FRA Purposes	1990	2000	2005	Predominant Purpose	1990	2000	2005
	Estimates from table 1 (000 ha)				%	%	%
Productive	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	Ind-Sawlog
				Ind-Pulpwood/Fiber
				Ind-Bioenergy
				Ind-Non Wood Prod
				Ind-Unspecified
Total					100	100	100
Protective	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	FRA 2005 estimates (tab 1)	Non-ind-Environmental
				Non-ind-Recreation
				Non-ind-Unspecified
				Non-ind-Fuelwood
Total					100	100	100

Sources:
• FAO 2004/5, Global Forest Resources Assessment update 2005, National Country Report
• Planted Forests Specialist to list reference documents in the references section

For transparency in referencing it is necessary to list all documents appropriate to completion of information and data for the questionnaire. Please conform with the reference format as detailed below.

³ Estimates of Predominant purpose must tally to 100% for reach category