European Forest Institute 1 Network for a European Forest Information Service (NEFIS) EFI data sets: metadata records Solsona, Tim Green European Forest Institute

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6 Creator European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : 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. Title EFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database

European Forest Institute7 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 Title EFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database

European Forest Institute8 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 ( Coverage GLOBAL TemporalCoverage Rights [Access] Restricted - need to register as a user Title EFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database

European Forest Institute9 Creator European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : CreatorType : NGO Subject forest resources, land cover, forest ownership, forest inventory Description Data 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 The availability of data and the level of detail varies considerably between the different assessments both for countries and variables. Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database

European Forest Institute10 Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : Contributor European Forest Institute Date 31/5/2000 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database

European Forest Institute11 Source Publications: FAO, Forest Resources of the World. Unasylva, Vol.2 Iss.4. FAO, Rome. p ; FAO, World Forest Resources - Results of the Inventory undertaken in 1953 by the Forestry Division of FAO. FAO, Rome. 120p.; FAO, World Forest Inventory FAO, Rome.136p.; FAO, World Forest Inventory FAO, Rome. 113p.; FAO, European Timber Trends and Prospects 1950 to FAO, Rome. 308p.; UN-ECE/FAO, 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, 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

European Forest Institute12 Language English Relation Coverage EUROPE Temporal Coverage Rights [Access] Restricted - need to register as a user Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database

European Forest Institute13 Creator European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : CreatorType : NGO Subject forest resources, socio-economics Description The 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. Title Regional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries

European Forest Institute14 Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : Contributor European Forest Institute Date 13/5/2000 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier Title Regional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries

European Forest Institute15 Source Key on Europe (Eurovain), 1999; CD-Rom; TilastokeskusStatistics Finland ISSN X. CollectionMethod purchase of CD-Rom DataProcessing Extraction of datasets relevant for EFI socio-economics database based on original sources of information Language English Relation Based on various sources of information which are defined within the CD Rom and the accompanying user manual Coverage EUROPEAN UNION TemporalCoverage 1999 Rights [Access] Restricted - need to register as a user Title Regional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries

European Forest Institute16 Creator European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : CreatorType : NGO Subject forest resources Description The database provides basic information (contact information and an overview of the main fields of research) on research units involved in forestry research. Title Database on forest research capacities in 18 European countries

European Forest Institute17 Publisher European Forest Institute Address StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN Country : Finland Telephone : Fax : WebPage : Contributor European Forest Institute Date 1/3/1999 Type dataset Format [Document]HTML [html;htm] Identifier Title Database on forest research capacities in 18 European countries

European Forest Institute18 Source TREE CD Abstract Service ( ) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses ; National Representatives of COST CollectionMethod TREE CD Abstract Service ( ) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses ; 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) Title Database on forest research capacities in 18 European countries

European Forest Institute19 Language English Relation Forestry Programme Links Database ( European Forest Ecosystem Research Network ( European Tropical Forest Research Network ( Finnish Forest Research Institute - WWW Virtual Library ( Coverage Iceland Norway Switzerland EUROPEAN UNION TemporalCoverage 1999 Rights [User] Normal Title Database on forest research capacities in 18 European countries