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FRA 2005 Status of implementation

The FRA 2005 is a comprehensive assessment of global forest resources, focusing on trends in ownership, bamboo, planted forests, forests and water, forest fires, mangroves, and forest pests. The report aims to improve accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and comparability of data, as well as reduce overall reporting burden.

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FRA 2005 Status of implementation

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  1. UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Monitoring forest resources for SFMin the UNECE RegionGeneva 25-27 April 2005 FRA 2005 Status of implementation Mette Løyche Wilkie Senior Forestry Officer Global Forest Resources Assessment FAO, Rome

  2. Global forest resources assessments • First assessment in 1946/1947 • Early assessments: focus on wood supply • Later assessments: focus on deforestation rate • Latest assessment: FRA 2000 • Next assessment: 2005

  3. FRA 2005: The task • An updated global forest resources assessment report in 2005: • A broad assessment - including biological diversity, forest health, and resource use • Linked to the criteria/thematic elements of sustainable forest management • Taking other reporting requirements into account • Undertaken in close collaboration with officially nominated national correspondents.

  4. FRA 2005: The mission • Increase accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability and comparability of FRA 2000 data and parameters • Refine reporting formats for parameters reported in FRA 2000 • Include new parameters as feasible • Increase reporting capacities • Reduce overall reporting burden

  5. The framework • Extent • Health • Biodiversity • Production • Protection • Socio-economics • Institutions & Policy Focus on TRENDS

  6. 15 Global Tables

  7. Ownership of forests Bamboo Planted forests Forests and Water Forest fires Mangroves Forest pests FRA 2005Thematic studies

  8. The process Responsibilities: • National correspondents • Coordinate the reporting process within country and submit national reports • FRA staff (HQ + regions) • Assistance and review of reports • FAO subject specialists • Provision of alternative information sources and analysis of global tables • Heads of forestry • Validation of country reports

  9. Facilitation of thereporting process • Specifications, guidelines and reporting format disseminated in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic • Regular email contacts with NCs • Electronic discussion forum and FAQ established and web site maintained • Sub-regional workshops to review draft reports • Additional support to selected countries

  10. The time frame Reporting by countries to FAO Validation of results Publishing of the report Deadline: Second half of 2005 Deadline: December 2004 Deadline: June 2004

  11. FRA 2005 Status • Number of countries and areas: 229 ++ • Number of NCs: 173 • Number of review workshops held in 2004-2005: 8 (133 NCs participating) • Draft country reports received by deadline: 97 • Draft country reports received to date: 171 (75%) +30 prepared by FAO = 201 • Finalised reports: 57 • UNECE: 78% response rate (43 drafts received, 10 finalised, 12 not submitted)

  12. Lessons learned • Lack of recent, reliable data • Lack of resources and capacity for data collection, analysis and reporting • Estimation of trends problematic • Better variables needed for biodiversity, values, contribution to food security and poverty alleviation and for informal employment/livelihoods

  13. Information statusan example from the Pacific

  14. Lessons learned • Network of national correspondents and regional focal points extremely valuable • Reporting burden large (many new variables & data not readily available) yet tremendous response and commitment • Regional workshops crucial

  15. Lessons learned • Process is time consuming and requires adequate resources, but is extremely valuable • Strong wish from countries to continue collaboration and networking in between global assessments • Early agreement needed for FRA 2010 • Targeted support for national forest assessments needed

  16. Next steps • Review of reports (ongoing) • Generation of global tables: June, 2005 • Validation of reports: June, 2005 • Publication of main report • Content • Tables focusing on trends • Analysis of tables by (sub-) region and thematic element • Analysis of progress towards SFM • Timing • Progress report COFO, UNFF and IUFRO • Release of Main Report: Late 2005 • Publication of thematic studies: 2005-2006

  17. Beyond 2005 • Evaluation of lessons learned • Agreement on core tables and on remote sensing component for FRA 2010 • Continued capacity building of and networking between national correspondents • Development of on-line reporting tool • Targeted support to developing countries • Fund raising

  18. Thank you! www.fao.org/forestry/fra

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