145 may soon be certified. Approximately 2 325 000 ha of forests in nature is indicated by"", and ratification or accession is threestates of Malaysia(Pahang, Terengganuand Selangor)have, indicated by"r" as a first step, been assessed to the requirements of a mutually Convention to Combat Desertification Status as of 31 July agreed standard and were awarded audit statements"by an 2000: information source: the Conventions Web site independentthird-partyassessor(theKeurhoutFoundation)(www.unccd.int/main.php) under the Malaysia/Nether lands cooperation programme(H CITES Status as of 7 September 2000; information source SinghNationalTimberCertificationCouncil,MalaysiapertheCiteSWebsite(www.wcmc.org.uk/cites) sonal communication, 2001) Ramsar Convention. Status as of 6 September 2000: infor- mationsourcetheRamsarWebsite(www.ramsar.org) TABLE 5 World Heritage Convention Status as of 2 October 2000 information source: the World Heritage Web site Thistablegivesdataforallregionsbrokendownbycountry(www.unesco.org.whc/wldrat.htm) or territory. The source is the FAO Yearbook of Forest Products International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994 Status as of 1998(FAO, 2000c). The information is also available through 31 December 1999: information source: ITTO theFaoWebsiteat:www.fao.org In addition to the countries indicated in the table the eu- A0"indicates either a true zero or an insignificant value ropean Community has ratified the Convention on Biological (less than half a unit). The regional totals may differ from the Diversity, the FCCC and the Convention to Combat Deserti- sum of the totals for the countries and territories included in the fication, and the European Union has signed the International the difference being due either to the rounding of num- Tropical Timber Agreement 1994 or to territories not included in the tables TABLE 6 This table lists countries that have ratified the following con- ventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Frame work Convention on Climate Change(FCCC)and its Kyoto Protocol the Convention to combat desertification the cor ention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(ciTES), the Ramsar Convention and the World Heritage Convention. It also indicates countries that have rati- fied the International Tropical Timber Agreement (i.e. the mem- bers of the International Tropical Timber Organization The reference date for the ratification status and the source of information on these conventions and agreements are as Convention on Biological Diversity. Status as of 14 August 2000: information source: the convention's Web site FCCC Status as of 25 May 2000: information source: the FccCWebsite(www.unfccc.de).ThecountrieslistedinAn- nex I (developed countries and countries in transition) of the FCCC are marked with an asterisk () Kyoto Protocol (to the FCCC) Status as of 7 August 2000 informationsourcetheFccCWebsite(www.unfccc.desig Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa The full name is the Convention on wetlands of international Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat145 1 The full name is the Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa. 2 The full name is the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat. nature is indicated by “s”, and ratification or accession is indicated by “r”. Convention to Combat Desertification. Status as of 31 July 2000; information source: the Convention’s Web site (www.unccd.int/main.php). CITES. Status as of 7 September 2000; information source: the CITES Web site (www.wcmc.org.uk/CITES). Ramsar Convention. Status as of 6 September 2000; infor￾mation source: the Ramsar Web site (www.ramsar.org). World Heritage Convention. Status as of 2 October 2000; information source: the World Heritage Web site (www.unesco.org.whc/wldrat.htm). International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994. Status as of 31 December 1999; information source: ITTO. In addition to the countries indicated in the table, the Eu￾ropean Community has ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity, the FCCC and the Convention to Combat Deserti￾fication, and the European Union has signed the International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994. may soon be certified. Approximately 2 325 000 ha of forests in three states of Malaysia (Pahang, Terengganu and Selangor) have, as a first step, been assessed to the requirements of a mutually agreed standard and were awarded “audit statements” by an independent third-party assessor (the Keurhout Foundation) under the Malaysia/Netherlands cooperation programme (H. Singh, National Timber Certification Council, Malaysia, per￾sonal communication, 2001). TABLE 5 This table gives data for all regions, broken down by country or territory. The source is the FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 1998 (FAO, 2000c). The information is also available through the FAO Web site at: www.fao.org. A “0” indicates either a true zero or an insignificant value (less than half a unit). The regional totals may differ from the sum of the totals for the countries and territories included in the table, the difference being due either to the rounding of num￾bers or to territories not included in the tables. TABLE 6 This table lists countries that have ratified the following con￾ventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Frame￾work Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol, the Convention to Combat Desertification,1 the Con￾vention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Ramsar Convention2 and the World Heritage Convention. It also indicates countries that have rati￾fied the International Tropical Timber Agreement (i.e. the mem￾bers of the International Tropical Timber Organization). The reference date for the ratification status and the source of information on these conventions and agreements are as follows: Convention on Biological Diversity. Status as of 14 August 2000; information source: the Convention’s Web site (www.biodiv.org). FCCC. Status as of 25 May 2000; information source: the FCCC Web site (www.unfccc.de.). The countries listed in An￾nex I (developed countries and countries in transition) of the FCCC are marked with an asterisk (*). Kyoto Protocol (to the FCCC). Status as of 7 August 2000; information source: the FCCC Web site (www.unfccc.de) Sig-