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EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT |
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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
1. Overview
1.1. Jamaica's characteristics2. Status of Forestry Statistics Related to Wood-products
2.1. Methods of Data Compilation, Validation and Dissemination3. Evaluation of Data Collected and Methodology Used
2.2. Institutions
2.3. Products
2.4. Industries
3.1. Weaknesses in data collection system4. Proposed Improvements for National Forestry Statistics
3.2. Use and dissemination of data
5. Review, Evaluation and Update of Forest Products
6. References
6.1. Primary
6.2. Secondary