List of potential users of data collected for trees outside forests

Several potential users of this important but largely unrecorded information include academic institutions such as IIFM, TERI, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), universities, as well as industries that face the difficulty in procuring raw material within their industrial catchments. Policy makers (state and central government), donors (World Bank, ITTO), NGOs, United Nations organizations (FAO, UNDP) and civil society may be other stakeholders (Table 2).

Table 2. Potential users of TOF database

Users

Variables of interest

Purpose

National users

Forest-based industries (NTFPs including medicinal plants)

species, annual production

raw material supply

Wood-based industries (sawmills, plywood, paper, etc.)

volume, species, size

raw material supply

Woodfuel-based industries (brick, kilns, tiles)

volume

fuel supply

Forest Development Corporations

species, volume

planning and marketing

Watershed Department

extent, number, species

soil and water conservation

Planning Board

extent, volume, use pattern, economic and social values

resource planning at district and state levels

Revenue Department

Policy makers:
- MoEF
- Planning Commission
- Economic and Planning Committees

extent, species, distribution, biomass cover, biodiversity, social and economic contribution at the macro level

policy planning, capacity building, socio-economic development, administrative and legal frameworks, budget allocation

Other developmental agencies such as DRDA/PWD/CDA, etc.

extent, volume, species

energy planning, avenue plantations, etc.

International agencies

FAO

cover, extent, volume, species, ownership, biomass, economic and social contributions, etc.

development of global and regional policy and planning, capacity building, sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration and climate change management

UNFF

cover, extent, volume, species, ownership, biomass, economic and social contributions, etc.

development of global and regional policy and planning, capacity building, sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration and climate change management

GEF

biodiversity status conservation and management

biodiversity and climate change management

Banks/donors

NABARD

species, growth, value

extending loans, cost of cultivation

World Bank, ADB, etc

extent, cover, volume, species, growth, GNP, GDP

sustainable socio-economic development

Bilateral donor agencies (ITTO, DFID, USAID, SIDA, CIDA)

Users	Variables of interest	Purpose
National users
Forest-based industries (NTFPs including medicinal plants)	species, annual production	raw material supply
Wood-based industries (sawmills, plywood, paper, etc.)	volume, species, size	raw material supply
Woodfuel-based industries (brick, kilns, tiles)	volume	fuel supply
Forest Development Corporations	species, volume	planning and marketing
Watershed Department	extent, number, species	soil and water conservation
Planning Board	extent, volume, use pattern, economic and social values	resource planning at district and state levels
Revenue Department
Policy makers: - MoEF - Planning Commission - Economic and Planning Committees	extent, species, distribution, biomass cover, biodiversity, social and economic contribution at the macro level	policy planning, capacity building, socio-economic development, administrative and legal frameworks, budget allocation
Other developmental agencies such as DRDA/PWD/CDA, etc.	extent, volume, species	energy planning, avenue plantations, etc.
International agencies
FAO	cover, extent, volume, species, ownership, biomass, economic and social contributions, etc.	development of global and regional policy and planning, capacity building, sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration and climate change management
UNFF	cover, extent, volume, species, ownership, biomass, economic and social contributions, etc.	development of global and regional policy and planning, capacity building, sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration and climate change management
GEF	biodiversity status conservation and management	biodiversity and climate change management
Banks/donors
NABARD	species, growth, value	extending loans, cost of cultivation
World Bank, ADB, etc	extent, cover, volume, species, growth, GNP, GDP	sustainable socio-economic development
Bilateral donor agencies (ITTO, DFID, USAID, SIDA, CIDA)