UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

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UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
Founded:	early 1950s
Scope:	Global
Policy area:	Forest and forestry
Type of institution:	Intergovernmental
Field of work:	Economics, policy and research
Language:	English
URL:	UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	UNECE
Country(ies):	Switzerland
Date:	4/10/2011

The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section has served as a trusted source of information, data and analysis about the forest sector in the UNECE region for more than 60 years. It also provides a forum for policy discussion about major issues that affect the forest sector.

Objective	To strengthen the forest sector and its contribution to sustainable development in Europe, the CIS and North America
Thematic priority(ies)	Markets and statistics, forest resource assessment, forest sector outlook, social and cultural issues, policy and cross-sectoral issues
Functions	The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section conducts regular forest resources assessments, forest sector outlook studies, and forest products annual market reviews. Its activities on forest policies and institutions include: data collection, analysis and dissemination, monitoring of developments, analysis of trends and capacity building.
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	UNFF, FOREST EUROPE, FAO, EC DG Environment, EC DG Agriculture, EUROSTAT, EEA, JRC
Keywords	Markets and statistics, forest resource assessment, forest sector outlook, social and cultural issues, policy and cross-sectoral issues, information, data and analysis

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Forest resources and carbon	Forest area	All