143 EXPLANATORY NOTES GENERAL TABLE 2 and TABlE 3 Country/area nomenclature and regional groups used in the data These figures for 2000 represent the most current global data table set available for forest area and forest area change. The source The countrylarea names and order used in these tables of the data is the FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2000 Project follow standard UN practice regarding nomenclature and al- Adjustments to the standard reference years 1990 and 2000 phabetical listing Data for"China" incorporate values for China were made by FAO. "Total forest" is the sum of natural forest (including Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region and Macao plus forest plantations. Forest area change is the net change in Special Administrative Region) and for Taiwan Province of forests and includes expansion of forest plantations and losses China. Theregional groupsused in these tablesrepresent FAOs and gains in the area of natural forests standardized regional breakdown of the world according to In Table 2, "volume"refers to total volume over bark of living geographic- not economic or political -criteria trees above 10 cm diameter at breast height. "Biomass"refers to above-ground massof thewoody part(stem, bark, branches, twigs) of trees(alive or dead), shrubs and bushes. For industrialized Numbers may not tally because of rounding countries(i.e. Europe, CIScountries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States), the stem volume for all living trees Abbreviations has been used for the volume figure. Some variation as to the minimum diameter applied is reported in UN-ECE/FAO (2000b) GNP= gross national product n.S.= not significant, indicating a very small value TABLE 4 n.a. not available not available ble summarizes information collected for fra 2000 on the n ap. not applicable tus and trends of forest management as of the end of 2000. It includes information by cou aunty on membership of ecoregional TABLE 1 processes on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest man- agement, the area of forest under management plans, the area of The"land area"figure refers to the total area of a country, forest under legal protection status and the area of forest certified excluding areas under inland water bodies. The source of these under various certification scheme data is the FAO Production Yearbook 1998(FAO, 1999b), except in the case of 17 countries(marked in the table with an asterisk) Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management whose land areas have been amended to reflect data recently Criteria and indicators processes are abbreviated as follows provided to FAO by these countries. The forest cover figure for ATO=African Timber Organization each country has been calibrated to the countrys land area. DZAf Dry-Zone Africa Process on Criteria and Indicators for Population statistics on total population, population density Sustainable Forest Management and annual rate of change are taken from World population DFAS =Regional Initiative for the Development and Implemen- ospects-the 1998revision(UN, 1999). The source ofRural tation of National Level Criteria and Indicators for the Sustain population"data is World urbanization prospects-the 1996 able Management of Dry Forests in Asia The source of the economic data is World Development for Sustainable Forest Managemen, on Criteria and Indicators revision(UN, 1997) Indicators 1999(World Bank, 2000c). The GNP per capita ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization figure represents the gross national product(GNP)divided by LEP= Lepaterique Process of Central America on Criteria and the mid-year population. The data are in constant 1995 Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management US dollars. The annual percentage growth rate figures of gross MON= Montreal Process on Criteria and Indicators for the Con domestic product(GDP)are based on constant local currency. servation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Bo- real forests143 TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 These figures for 2000 represent the most current global data set available for forest area and forest area change. The source of the data is the FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2000 Project. Adjustments to the standard reference years 1990 and 2000 were made by FAO. “Total forest” is the sum of natural forest plus forest plantations. Forest area change is the net change in forests and includes expansion of forest plantations and losses and gains in the area of natural forests. In Table 2, “volume” refers to total volume over bark of living trees above 10 cm diameter at breast height. “Biomass” refers to above-ground mass of the woody part (stem, bark, branches, twigs) of trees (alive or dead), shrubs and bushes. For industrialized countries (i.e. Europe, CIS countries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States), the stem volume for all living trees has been used for the volume figure. Some variation as to the minimum diameter applied is reported in UN-ECE/FAO (2000b). TABLE 4 The table summarizes information collected for FRA 2000 on the status and trends of forest management as of the end of 2000. It includes information by country on membership of ecoregional processes on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest man￾agement, the area of forest under management plans, the area of forest under legal protection status and the area of forest certified under various certification schemes. Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management Criteria and indicators processes are abbreviated as follows: ATO = African Timber Organization DZAf = Dry-Zone Africa Process on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management DFAs = Regional Initiative for the Development and Implemen￾tation of National Level Criteria and Indicators for the Sustain￾able Management of Dry Forests in Asia EUR = Pan-European Forest Process on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management ITTO = International Tropical Timber Organization LEP = Lepaterique Process of Central America on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management MON = Montreal Process on Criteria and Indicators for the Con￾servation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Bo￾real Forests EXPLANATORY NOTES GENERAL Country/area nomenclature and regional groups used in the data tables The country/area names and order used in these tables follow standard UN practice regarding nomenclature and al￾phabetical listing. Data for “China” incorporate values for China (including Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region) and for Taiwan Province of China. The regional groups used in these tables represent FAO’s standardized regional breakdown of the world according to geographic – not economic or political – criteria. Totals Numbers may not tally because of rounding. Abbreviations GDP = gross domestic product GNP = gross national product n.s. = not significant, indicating a very small value n.a. = not available - = not available n.ap. = not applicable TABLE 1 The “land area” figure refers to the total area of a country, excluding areas under inland water bodies. The source of these data is the FAO Production Yearbook 1998 (FAO, 1999b), except in the case of 17 countries (marked in the table with an asterisk) whose land areas have been amended to reflect data recently provided to FAO by these countries. The forest cover figure for each country has been calibrated to the country’s land area. Population statistics on total population, population density and annual rate of change are taken from World population prospects – the 1998 revision (UN, 1999). The source of “Rural population” data is World urbanization prospects – the 1996 revision (UN, 1997). The source of the economic data is World Development Indicators 1999 (World Bank, 2000c). The GNP per capita figure represents the gross national product (GNP) divided by the mid-year population. The data are in constant 1995 US dollars. The annual percentage growth rate figures of gross domestic product (GDP) are based on constant local currency. 143