Forestry Department

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Planted Forests and Trees Working Papers

Global Planted Forest Thematic
Supplement to Forest Resources Assessment 2005

Guidelines for
National Reporting Tables
for
Planted Forests

Del Lungo, A. and Carle, J.B.

April 2005

Forest Resources Development Service Working Paper FP/35E

Forest Resources Division FAO, Rome (Italy)

Forestry Department

Disclaimer

The Planted Forests and Trees Working Paper, report on issues and activities in planted forests. These working papers do not reflect any official position of FAO. Please refer to the FAO website (http://www.fao.org/forestry) for official information.

The purpose of these papers is to provide early release of information on on-going activities and programmes, and to stimulate discussion.

Comments and feedback are welcome.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Jim Carle, Senior Forestry Officer (Plantations and Protection)

Forest Resources Development Service

Forest Resources Division

Forestry Department

FAO

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

I-00100 Rome (Italy)

e-mail: [email protected]

For quotation:

FAO (2005). Global Planted Forest Thematic, Supplement to Forest Resources Assessment 2005, Guidelines for National Reporting Tables for Planted Forests, by Del Lungo, A. and Carle, J.B. Planted Forests and Trees Working Papers, Working Paper 35E. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Introduction 5

Section 1. Availability of FRA 2005 data on forest cover area 6

FRA 2005 categories and focus of sub-group Planted Forests 9

Section 2. Components of Semi-Natural Forests 10

Estimate of “Planted” and “Assisted Natural Regeneration” components of Semi-Natural Forests 10

Section 3. Planted component of Semi-Natural Forests: Productive and Protective 11

Estimation of Planted component of Semi-Natural Forests to Productive and Protective purposes 11

Section 4. The new FRA 2005 Table T4 highlighting areas on Planted Forests 12

Section 5. Species, MAI, rotation length, harvest volume yield and age classes distribution 13

Report MAI, rotation length, harvest volume yield, and age classes distribution for the top10 species in the Planted component of Semi-Natural Forests (Productive and Protective) and Plantation Forests (Productive and Protective) 13

Section 6. Ownership: supplement to FRA2005 data 16

Estimate of Ownership for Planted Forests 17

Section 7. Predominant purpose: supplement to FRA2005 19

Estimate of Predominant purpose for Planted Forests 19

References 21