• Above-stump woody biomass,
• Annual fellings,
• Broadleaved,
• Coniferous Coppice and coppice with standards,
• Coppice sprouting, 
• Damage to forest, 
• Defoliation Classes, 
• Domesticated introduced tree  species, 
• Endangered Species,Endemic species, 
• Even-aged (high forest), 
• Forest available for  wood supply, 
• Forest, 
• Forest Fire, 
• Forest industries (owned by),
• Forest not available for wood supply, 
• Forest/other wooded land with damage from unidentifiable causes, 
• Forest/other wooded land undisturbed by  man,
• Gross annual Increment, Growing stock, 
• High forest, 
• Holding, 
• Indigenous tree Species, 
• Indigenous and  tribal peoples,

• Inland water, 
• IUCN Protection Categories, 
• Individuals (owned by), 
• Introduced tree species, 
• Invasive species, 
• Land area, 
• Legal right of Access, Local provenance, 
• Managed forest/other wooded land, 
• Mixed forest/other wooded land, 
• Natural colonization of non-forest land,
• Natural conversion of other wooded land to forest, 
• Natural losses,
• Natural Regeneration, 
• Natural regeneration enhanced by planting,
• Net annual Increment, 
• Non-local Provenance, 
• Other land, 
• Other private institutions (owned by), 
• Other public institutions (owned by),
• Other wooded land, 
• Plantation (s), 
• Planting and Seeding,
• Predominantly bamboos, palms, etc., 

• Predominantly Broadleaved,
• Predominantly Coniferous,
• Private ownership (in),
• Primarily damaged, 
• Protection, 
• Public ownership (in), 
• Reference period, 
• Regeneration,
• Removals for commercial use,
• "Rotation age", 
• Semi-natural forest/other wooded land,
• Shrubs and bushes,
• Species at risk, 
• Species occurring on forest/other wooded land, 
• Standing volume, 
• State ownership (in), 
• Stumps and roots, 
• Total area, 
• Tree,
• Trees outside the Forest, 
• Under regeneration,
• Uneven-aged (high forest),
• Woody biomass

Includes: silvicultural and pre-commercial thinnings and cleanings left in the forest; and natural losses that are recovered (harvested).

Includes: Removals during the given reference period of trees felled during an earlier period and removal of trees killed or damaged by natural causes (natural losses), e.g. fire, windblow, insects and diseases.

They are sometimes referred to as "non-coniferous" or "hardwoods".

35-36, 38, 41, 43-49, 51-52, 78 

They are sometimes referred to as "softwoods".

35-36, 38, 41,43-49, 51-52, 77

Damage classes are from 0 to 4, as follows:

Class Needle/Leaf loss Degree of defoliation

0 up to and including 10% none

1 > 10 to 25 % slight

(warning stage)

2 > 25 to 60 % moderate

3 > 60 to < 100 % severe

4 100% dead

*/ For methods of assessment and other concepts, see ICP documentation.

Includes: areas where, although there are no such restrictions, harvesting is not taking place, for example areas included in long-term utilization plans or intentions.

13-17

Includes: Forest nurseries and seed orchards that constitute an integral part of the forest; forest roads, cleared tracts, firebreaks and other small open areas within the forest; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of special environmental, scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; windbreaks and shelterbelts of trees with an area of more than 0.5 ha and a width of more than 20 m. Rubberwood plantations and cork oak stands are included.

Excludes: Land predominantly used for agricultural practices.

Excludes: Prescribed or controlled burning, usually with the purpose of reducing or eliminating the quantity of accumulated fuel on the ground.

Includes: (a) Forest with legal restrictions or restrictions resulting from other political decisions, which totally exclude or severely limit wood supply, inter alia for reasons of environmental or biodiversity conservation, e.g. protection forest, national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas, such as those of special environmental, scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest;

(b) Forest where physical productivity or wood quality is too low or harvesting and transport costs are too high to warrant wood harvesting, apart from occasional cuttings for auto-consumption.

14-16

Includes: The increment on trees which have been felled or die during the reference period.

Includes: stands in process of transformation into high forest.

May also be termed native species or autochthonous species.

(1) are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, or a geographical region to which the country belongs, at a time of conquest or colonization or the establishment of present state boundaries and who, irrespective of their legal status, retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions;

(2) are tribal peoples whose social, cultural and economic conditions distinguish them from other sections of the national community, and whose status is regulated wholly or partly by their own customs or traditions or by special laws and regulations. 

For both categories (1) and (2) self-identification as indigenous or tribal shall be regarded as the fundamental criterion for determining the groups. (Source: ILO Convention No. 169 on "indigenous and tribal peoples").

I. Strict nature reserve/ wilderness area

Protected area managed mainly for science or wilderness protection.

These areas possess some outstanding ecosystems, features and/or species of flora and fauna of national scientific importance, or they are representative of particular natural areas.They often contain fragile ecosystems or life forms, areas of important biological or geological diversity, or areas of particular importance to the conservation of genetic resources. Public access is generally not permitted. Natural processes are allowed to take place in the absence of any direct human interference, tourism and recreation. Ecological processes may include natural acts that alter the ecological system or physiographic features, such as naturally occurring fires, natural succession, insect or disease outbreaks, storms, earthquakes and the like, but necessarily excluding man-induced disturbances.

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National parks are relatively large areas, which contain representative samples of major natural regions, features or scenery, where plant and animal species, geomorphological sites, and habitats are of special scientific, educational and recreational interest. The area is managed and developed so as to sustain recreation and educational activities on a controlled basis. The area and visitors' use are managed at a level which maintains the area in a natural or semi-natural state.

This category normally contains one or more natural features of outstanding national interest being protected because of their uniqueness or rarity. Size is not of great importance. The areas should be managed to remain relatively free of human disturbance, although they may have recreational and touristic value.

Species management area

The areas covered may consist of nesting areas of colonial bird species, marshes or lakes, estuaries, forest or grassland habitats, or fish spawning or seagrass feeding beds for marine animals. The production of harvestable renewable resources may play a secondary role in the management of the area. The area may require habitat manipulation (mowing, sheep or cattle grazing, etc).

seascape 

The diversity of areas falling into this category is very large. They include those whose landscapes possess special aesthetic qualities which are a result of the interaction of man and land or water, traditional practices associated with agriculture, grazing and fishing being dominant; and those that are primarily natural areas, such as coastline, lake or river shores, hilly or mountainous terrains, managed intensively by man for recreation and tourism.

Normally covers extensive and relatively isolated and uninhabited areas having difficult access, or regions that are relatively sparsely populated but are under considerable pressure for colonization or greater utilization.

Includes: individuals and families who combine forestry with agriculture (farm forests), those who live in or near their forest holdings, and those who live elsewhere (absentee owners).

May also be termed non-indigenous species.

Includes: Hybrids

Excludes: provenance from seed-orchards.

Natural colonization may frequently occur after other (non-forest) land has been abandoned or withdrawn from its former utilization, e.g. farming or pasturing.

Includes: provenance from seed-orchards.

Includes: Any publicly owned forest and other wooded land not classified as being "in State ownership".

Excludes: Areas having the tree, shrub or bush cover specified above but of less than 0.5 ha and width of 20 m, which are classed under "other land" ; Land predominantly used for agricultural practices.

- of introduced species (all planted stands), or

- intensively managed stands of indigenous species which meet all the following criteria: one or two species at plantation, even age class, regular spacing.

Excludes: Stands which were established as plantations but which have been without intensive management for a significant period of time. These should be considered semi-natural.

Includes: Grazing or browsing of young plants, preventing or delaying the establishment or regeneration of the stand.

Includes: Protection against air and noise pollution.

Includes: Removals of wood destined for domestic consumption after further processing, e.g. into sawnwood, fencing or construction material.

Excludes: Removals of wood for direct auto-consumption, e.g. of fuelwood.

A species is "vulnerable" when it is not critically endangered or endangered (see "Endangered species"), but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. A "conservation dependent" species is one which is the focus of a continuing species-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme, the cessation of which would result in the species qualifying for one of the threatened species categories within a period of five years. "Near threatened" species are ones that do not meet the criterion of conservation dependent but which are close to qualifying as vulnerable.

Includes: Tops of stems, large branches; dead trees lying on the ground which can still be used for fibre or fuel.

Excludes: Small branches, twigs and foliage.

Excludes: Small roots.

Excludes: offshore territorial waters.

Includes: Bamboos, palms and other woody plants meeting the above criterion.

14-15, 20

39-42, 47,

56, 76-78

Includes: Trees on land that meets the definitions of forest and of other wooded land except that the area is less than 0.5 ha and the width is less than 20 m; scattered trees in permanent meadows and pastures; permanent tree crops such as fruit tree orchards and coconut palm plantations; trees in parks and gardens, around buildings, in hedgerows and in lines along streets, roads, railways, rivers, streams and canals; trees in shelterbelts and windbreaks of less than 20 m in width and 0.5 ha in area.

47, 50

Includes: Stands of seed trees.

Includes: Above-stump woody biomass, and stumps and roots.

Excludes: Foliage.