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7.2 Component 1: Forest Resource Assessment 7.2.1 Assessment of information and data needs 7.2.1.1 Scale of FRA and hierarchy of data needs Forest data are needed at different levels and scales for different objectives and use. On the basis of coverage and scale FRA is carried out at global, national, sub-national and forest management levels. Moreover, sustainable natural resource management is a hierarchical process starting from policy level (Forest Policy, National Forest Program, Master Plan) and ending with forest management at operation level. However, this project has been designed to conduct NFI, which will follow the national level FRA approach. The concept of hierarchy of data needs and requirements of FRA is presented in Table 2. Table 2. Hierarchy of Data Needs Decisionmaking Objectives Quality/type of data Requirements of FRA level 1. National level policy making land-use, ownership / management 2 or 3 -phase sampling – strategic planning regime low/high resolution land-use planning type of vegetation remote sensing material ecosystem service potential + statistically sound mean values of volumes, field sampling diameters, etc. over large areas (whole country) 2. Intermediate level 3. Operational level: CFUG, government managed forest, etc. strategic planning land-use planning strategic planning of government managed forests sustainable use of natural resources land-use, ownership amended with cadastral and/or socio-cultural data type of vegetation ecosystem service potential mean values of volumes, diameters, etc. over region’s forest area type of vegetation mean values of volumes, diameters, etc. over management unit’s forest compartments average growth figures 4. Special needs Specific objective Biodiversity Trees outside forests Non-timber forest products National FRA data amended with need specific and more intensive field sampling + inventory for additional variables, e.g. TOFs, water catchment values, NTFPs High resolution remote sensing material or good map material + need specific intensive field sampling Need specific inventories 7.2.1.2 National level data needs assessment The starting point of the project is the assessment of nationally important data needs and identifying the data sources required for the forest resource inventory. A national level stakeholder workshop will be conducted to discuss on data need assessment. National level data need assessment campaign will be carried out. In the processes key government organizations, such as all departments of the MFSC, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and Department of Survey, will be involved. Besides, forestry related INGOs, NGOs and community based forest organizations will be participated. 7.2.1.3 International level data needs The FRA should also respond to the data needs of international organizations, such as FAO and other UN agencies. Many ongoing international processes need data in near future. The essential processes include the activities to: combat climate change (UNFCCC, REDD mechanism, IPPC), promote sustainable forest management (UN, MAR, SFM) and collect data for global reporting systems (FAO, GFRA 2015). There are other international organizations with potential information needs, such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNDP, UNEP, IUCN, etc. Inclusion of the above organizations in the data needs assessment should be considered. 23
7.2.1.4 Terms and definitions Variations in definitions increase the chance of divergent outcomes. Definitions are, therefore, the cornerstone of any information and knowledge system. The definitions draw contextual and conceptual boundaries around various subsets of a data set as well as around the elements of the data set as a whole. The description of the parameters of these boundaries constitutes the definition. In a forest resources assessment, definitions draw boundaries around various sets or subsets of data on the extent, structure or characteristics, stocks, goods, services, management and use of forest resources. The context usually includes the environmental, ecological, landscape, administrative, silvicultural and legal frameworks. The definition of forest should meet the standards of the international organizations. In addition to that, it must be nationally compatible. The FAO definition on forest is universally used. According to the FAO definition forest is land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent or trees are able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. The FRA project will review the existing definitions on forest related variables and produce a set of definitions to guide the NFI. The development of such a set of definitions is necessary for producing compatible information across countries and time, and to facilitate harmonization of information with that provided to/by other international agencies and processes. It is imperative to mention that the forest classification (the first three classes) below (Table 3) was applied in the previous NFI of Nepal. Table 3. Vegetation classes subject to forest resource assessment. 1. Dense Forest All lands with tree cover of canopy density of 70% and above 2. Semi-Open All lands with tree cover of canopy density between 40 % and 70 % Forest 3. Open Forest All lands with tree cover of canopy density between 10 – 40 %. 4. Shrub All forest lands with poor tree growth mainly of small or stunted trees having canopy density less than 10 percent. 5. Grass Grassland. 6. Barren/other Any area not included in the above classes. 7.2.1.5 Desired accuracy level The country will be divided into different strata (up to 10) to make them more homogeneous. The physiographic/ecological regions will be basic criteria for the stratification. The strata will be further divided by using administrative (federal state, regions etc.) and possibly hydrological (such as four major river basins) boundaries. The 95% confidence limits will be set for the inventory results (estimates for total volume or biomass) with the range of plus or minus 10 % of the actual total volume or biomass. The standard error (SE) is thus 5%. For individual development regions and physiographic zones the SE will be bigger. It should be noted, that the standard error takes into account only the sampling error and omits the errors due to incomplete volume/biomass models. Sampling intensity and number of sample units will be designed to achieve the stipulated accuracy. The number of strata, sampling intensity and number of sample units in each stratum will be finalized after executing pilot inventory and reflected in inventory manual. 24
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