Review and Improvement of Data Related to Wood-Products in Jamaica


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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2001)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

Review and Improvement of Data Related to Wood-Products in Jamaica

By Upton Edwards

Forestry Department

December, 1998

Kingston, Jamaica

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2000) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style


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1. Overview

1.1. Jamaica's characteristics

2. Status of Forestry Statistics Related to Wood-products

2.1. Methods of Data Compilation, Validation and Dissemination

2.2. Institutions

2.3. Products

2.4. Industries

3. Evaluation of Data Collected and Methodology Used

3.1. Weaknesses in data collection system

3.2. Use and dissemination of data

4. Proposed Improvements for National Forestry Statistics

5. Review, Evaluation and Update of Forest Products

6. References

6.1. Primary

6.2. Secondary