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Solsona, 22.03.04Tim Green European Forest Institute

European Forest Institute

TitleEFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database Creator European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi CreatorType : NGO Subject forest products, pulp and paper industry, wood, databases Description Imports and exports of forest products aggregates sawnwood, panels, wood pulp, paper and paper board. Individual trade flows between more than 200 countries are available. Database is in the process of expansion (product breakdown) and is continuously updated.


Publisher European Forest Institute ; World Forests, Society and Environment Programme (Finnish Forest Research Institute) Address Contributor Michie, B.; Wardle, P.; Varis, S.; Zudin, S. et al.Address Date 01/09/2004 (modified)01/03/2000 (created)Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier http://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/trade/ TitleEFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database


Source COMTRADE database of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) CollectionMethod Raw data purchased from COMTRADE database of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) DataProcessing UN COMTRADE data: products classification and aggregation; standardisation of quantity units; quantity data preparation; estimation of missing trade flows; adjustment of data to changes of national and regional boundaries. FAO classification and definitions of forest products (SITC1, SITC2, SITC3, HS88, HS96) is used Language English Relation FAOSTAT Forestry Data (http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/DATABASE/dbase-e.stm) Coverage GLOBAL TemporalCoverage 1962-2001 Rights [Access] Restricted - need to register as a userTitleEFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database


TitleLong-term European forest resources assessment database

CreatorEuropean Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resources, land cover, forest ownership, forest inventoryDescriptionData available for land classification, forest, other wooded land, ownership, growing stock, volume, increment, fellings, removals, tree species, reforestation, biomass, holdings. The database includes 7 forest resources assessments implemented by FAO and UN-ECE/FAO in the time frame 1948-2000. The availability of data and the level of detail varies considerably between the different assessments both for countries and variables.


Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi Contributor European Forest Institute Date 31/5/2000 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier http://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/ltfra/ Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database


SourcePublications: FAO, 1948. Forest Resources of the World. Unasylva, Vol.2 Iss.4. FAO, Rome. p. 161-182; FAO, 1955. World Forest Resources - Results of the Inventory undertaken in 1953 by the Forestry Division of FAO. FAO, Rome. 120p.; FAO, 1960. World Forest Inventory 1958. FAO, Rome.136p.; FAO, 1963. World Forest Inventory 1963. FAO, Rome. 113p.; FAO, 1976. European Timber Trends and Prospects 1950 to 2000. FAO, Rome. 308p.; UN-ECE/FAO, 1985. The forest resources of the ECE region (Europe, the USSR, North America) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Food and Agriculture Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 223p.; UN-ECE/FAO, 1992. The Forest Resources of the Temperate Zones, the UN-ECE/FAO 1990 Forest Resource Assessment, General Forest Information, Vol.1. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Food and Agriculture Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 347p. CollectionMethod utilisation of international forest resources information officially published by FAO and UN-ECE/FAO DataProcessing transcribed from printed information to electronic format and establishment of an interactive Internet database. Definitions as applied in the FAO/UN-ECE-FAO publications

Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database


LanguageEnglish

RelationCoverageEUROPETemporal Coverage1948-2000Rights[Access] Restricted - need to register as a user

Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database


TitleRegional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries

CreatorEuropean Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resources, socio-economicsDescriptionThe database contains data on population, employment, age structure, GDP, forest, other wooded land, removals. The data is available for EU countries. The database is updated on the availability of new data.


Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi Contributor European Forest Institute Date 13/5/2000 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier http://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/socio-economic/TitleRegional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries


SourceKey on Europe (Eurovain), 1999; CD-Rom; TilastokeskusStatistics Finland ISSN 1237-203X. CollectionMethod purchase of CD-Rom DataProcessing Extraction of datasets relevant for EFI socio-economics database based on original sources of informationLanguageEnglishRelationBased on various sources of information which are defined within the CD Rom and the accompanying user manualCoverageEUROPEAN UNION TemporalCoverage 1999 Rights[Access] Restricted - need to register as a user

TitleRegional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries


TitleDatabase on forest research capacities in 18 European countriesCreatorEuropean Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resourcesDescriptionThe database provides basic information (contact information and an overview of the main fields of research) on research units involved in forestry research.


Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi Contributor European Forest Institute Date 1/3/1999 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier http://www.efi.fi/projects/forc/TitleDatabase on forest research capacities in 18 European countries


SourceTREE CD Abstract Service (1987-1998) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses 1998-1999; National Representatives of COST CollectionMethod TREE CD Abstract Service (1987-1998) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses 1998-1999; National Representatives of COST DataProcessing information collected was organised along international standards and prepared as an interactive Internet database. IUFRO Forest Decimal Classification (IUFRO, 1990)TitleDatabase on forest research capacities in 18 European countries


LanguageEnglishRelationForestry Programme Links Database (http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/LINKS/links-e.asp; European Forest Ecosystem Research Network (http://ifff.boku.ac.at/efern/); European Tropical Forest Research Network (www.etfrn.org/etfrn/); Finnish Forest Research Institute - WWW Virtual Library (http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/index.htm)CoverageIceland Norway Switzerland EUROPEAN UNION TemporalCoverage 1999 Rights[User] NormalTitleDatabase on forest research capacities in 18 European countries


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