| Introduction
The
Timber Section monitors all aspects of forests, forest
resources, their functions and services in the region,
and makes available the information.
The
Section works with partners in countries, international
organisations and the scientific community to collect
information according to agreed standards and rules,
improve the quality of the information, notably by ensuring
international comparability, storing, disseminating
and analyzing the information.
Increasingly,
information is organized according to internationally
agreed sets of criteria and indicators of sustainable
forest management.
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