NFMA News

Mapping the forest in Viet Nam - Video

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The Government of Finland is working with FAO to provide Viet Nam with the funding and expertise to plant the seeds of a sustainable and profitable forest management. Through these partnerships, Vietnam is building on its success in sustainable forestry in recent years.

Videos from Country projects

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

How is FAO supporting countries in their National Forest Inventories? Watch videos from Tanzania, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Kyrgyzstan.

Evaluación Nacional Forestal - Ecuador

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A wonderful video explaining the activities related to The National Forest Inventory in Ecuador, with interviews and field techiniques.

New ways forward in sustainable resource management in Vietnam

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The Finnish government is working together with FAO to provide Viet Nam with the funding and expertise which will allow the country to plant the seeds of a sustainable and profitable forest management. Through these partnerships, Vietnam is building on its successes in sustainable forestry in recent years.

Soil carbon monitoring using surveys and modelling - General description and application in the United Republic of Tanzania - FAO Forestry Paper 168

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The objective of this report is to describe the application of survey- and modelling-based methods for monitoring soil organic carbon stock and its changes on a national scale. Examples of applying the methods are demonstrated in the United Republic of Tanzania. The report presents a design of the first inventory of soil organic carbon, including discussion on factors that affect the reliability of carbon stock estimates and a design of a modelling-based approach, including links to national forest inventory data and discussion on alternative soil organic carbon models.

Improving the assessment of forest biomass and carbon stocks, using tree equations

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Forest services in most countries are now required to make more accurate assessment of forest carbon stocks and carbon stock changes. Jointly published by FAO and the French research centre CIRAD, the Manual for building tree volume and biomass allometric equations is the first tool to provide all the necessary information from the field up to the biomass estimation. The appropriate development and use of tree allometric equations are particularly important when assessing forest carbon stocks and will help national policymakers to make informed decisions regarding bioenergy development and climate change mitigation activities.

Share Fair event on NFI @COFO 2012

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A Share fair event was organized during COFO 2012 to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to have a dialogue in an informal setting. All participants were given the chance to share their experiences, challenges and solutions in a way that can be inspirational or instructive for other countries Click for more information

Ten Central African countries agree to improve forest monitoring

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A new regional initiative will help ten Central African countries to set up advanced national forest monitoring systems, FAO announced today. The forestry project will be managed jointly by the Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC) and FAO in close collaboration with the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

Image and Geospatial Data Processing Workshop concluded

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

In 2011 a workshop was held at FAO Headquarters on Image and Geospatial Data Processing, organized and delivered by the Forest Monitoring Team of FAO Forestry Department. The participants included professionals responsible for the Remote Sensing component of the National Forest Inventories (NFIs) currently being supported by FAO in Ecuador, Peru, Tanzania, Viet Nam and Zambia. (click for full article - pdf file)

Toward a second, new, and improved version of the Knowledge Reference for National Forest Assessments

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT

A meeting was held in Stockholm on September 22-23, 2011 to discuss current status and further development of the work toward a second, new, and improved version of the Knowledge Reference (KR) for National Forest Assessments. The first version of the KR was developed in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and is available on line (from NFMA home page). The Second version (also in collaboration with SLU) aims at improving and updating the content while special attention is given to the means of distribution (not only through a web portal) and network of dissemination.

Skogsinitiativet: FAO - Sweden collaboration on evidence based forest policy. A meeting organized by FI, FAO and SLU

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT

How information is gathered and used for national policy decision. Snapshot of FAO's work on: Forest Resources Assessment and Information & National Forest Program (including FAO collaboration with Swedish institutions). Meeting arranged jointly by The Forest Initiative (FI), FAO, SLU.

NFMA at World Forestry Congress 2009

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The NFMA will participate at the WFC 2009 with a Side Event on: National forest monitoring and assessment: an essential tool for national policies and international reporting

IUFRO Division 4 - Extending Forest Inventory and Monitoring over Space and Time

Sun, 31 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Mr. Jim Carle, Chief FOMR, presented on "Support to Forest Inventory and Monitoring in Developing Countries" and NFMA activities at IUFRO Division 4 - Extending Forest Inventory and Monitoring over Space and Time - May 19-22, 2009 Quebec City, Canada. More here: http://skog.for.msu.edu/meeting/index.html

NFMA at the International Workshop on “National Forest Inventory: The Experiences of Non-Annex I Countries”

Sun, 10 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A three day international workshop on “National Forest Inventory: The Experiences of Non-Annex I Countries” was held from 27 to 29 April 2009 at ICFRE, Dehradun. Additional information is available at ICFRE's website [www.icfre.org]. Workshop report and presentations are also available here.

New Finnish-UN partnership aims to help developing countries protect forests

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

€14 million Finland/FAO forestry programme

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Finland and FAO signed a €14 million partnership agreement to improve forest data collection and analysis as well as management skills in selected developing countries for sustainable forest management.The aim of the four-year programme is to help developing country governments protect their forest resources, build sustainable forest livelihoods and provide governments with the knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

NFMA Side Event at COFO 2009

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NFMA held a Side Event during COFO 2009 titled "National forest monitoring and assessment & Climate Change". Speaker's presentations are now available on line.

NFMA Expert Consultation - Official Report

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

The Official Report of the NFMA Expert Consultation is now available online

NFMA Expert Consultation

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT

a website with information and background documents for the Expert Consultation: National Forest Monitoring and Assessment: Meeting Evolving Needs [26 - 28 November 2008 FAO Rome, Italy], is now online.

National Forest Assessment in Angola

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Seminars on "Identification of information needs" and "Methodology development" for the National Forest Assessment in Angola will be held on 29 and 30 October 2008 in Luanda. During the first seminar participants will identify main policy issues and priorities in the country as well as information requirements in the forestry sector. In the second seminar on Methodology development, FAO methodology to NFMA will be tailored and adapted to national information needs and Angola context. Both seminars are organised by IDF and FAO and will gathered about 40 stakeholders from different ministries, NGOs, universities and associations.