Biannual report from FAO.

Presents information on the current status of the world’s forests, major developments over the current reporting period, and recent trends and future directions in the forestry sector. There is an analysis of regional trends and a substantial statistical annex.

The 2001 edition contains an overview of recent developments in the forest sector; summary data and information on the status and change in forest resources and chapters on selected key issues: climate change and forests, conservation of forest-based biological diversity, and illegal activities and corruption in the forest sector.

Available in HTML or as several sections in PDF format.

Full text of the 1997 report is available in PDF format on the FAO WWW. The 1995 report is available on the FAO Gopher.

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