European Forest Institute 1 Network for a European Forest Information Service (NEFIS) EFI data sets: metadata records Solsona, 22.03.04 Tim Green European.

European Forest Institute 1

Network for a European Forest Information Service (NEFIS)

EFI data sets: metadata records

Solsona, 22.03.04Tim Green

European Forest Institute






CreatorEuropean Forest InstituteAddressStreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest products, pulp and paper industry, wood, databasesDescriptionImports and exports of forest products aggregates sawnwood, panels, wood pulp, paper and paper board. Individual trade flows between more than 200 countries are available. Database is in the process of expansion (product breakdown) and is continuously updated.

TitleEFI-WFSE forest products trade flow database


PublisherEuropean Forest Institute ; World Forests, Society and Environment Programme (Finnish Forest Research Institute)AddressContributorMichie, B.; Wardle, P.; Varis, S.; Zudin, S. et al.AddressDate01/09/2004 (modified)01/03/2000 (created)TypedatasetFormat[Document]HTML [html;htm]Identifierhttp://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/trade/



SourceCOMTRADE database of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)CollectionMethodRaw data purchased from COMTRADE database of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)DataProcessingUN COMTRADE data: products classification and aggregation; standardisation of quantity units; quantity data preparation; estimation of missing trade flows; adjustment of data to changes of national and regional boundaries. FAO classification and definitions of forest products (SITC1, SITC2, SITC3, HS88, HS96) is usedLanguageEnglishRelationFAOSTAT Forestry Data (http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/DATABASE/dbase-e.stm)CoverageGLOBALTemporalCoverage1962-2001Rights[Access] Restricted - need to register as a user



CreatorEuropean Forest InstituteAddressStreetAddress : Torikatu 34 •City : Joensuu •PostCode : FIN-80100 •Country : Finland •Telephone : +358 13 252 020 •Fax : +358 13 124 393 •Email : [email protected] •WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resources, land cover, forest ownership, forest inventoryDescriptionData available for land classification, forest, other wooded land, ownership, growing stock, volume, increment, fellings, removals, tree species, reforestation, biomass, holdings. The database includes 7 forest resources assessments implemented by FAO and UN-ECE/FAO in the time frame 1948-2000. The availability of data and the level of detail varies considerably between the different assessments both for countries and variables.

TitleLong-term European forest resources assessment database


PublisherEuropean Forest InstituteAddress StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi ContributorEuropean Forest InstituteDate31/5/2000 TypedatasetFormat[Document]HTML [html;htm]Identifierhttp://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/ltfra/

Title Long-term European forest resources assessment database


SourcePublications: FAO, 1948. Forest Resources of the World. Unasylva, Vol.2 Iss.4. FAO, Rome. p. 161-182; FAO, 1955. World Forest Resources - Results of the Inventory undertaken in 1953 by the Forestry Division of FAO. FAO, Rome. 120p.; FAO, 1960. World Forest Inventory 1958. FAO, Rome.136p.; FAO, 1963. World Forest Inventory 1963. FAO, Rome. 113p.; FAO, 1976. European Timber Trends and Prospects 1950 to 2000. FAO, Rome. 308p.; UN-ECE/FAO, 1985. The forest resources of the ECE region (Europe, the USSR, North America) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Food and Agriculture Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 223p.; UN-ECE/FAO, 1992. The Forest Resources of the Temperate Zones, the UN-ECE/FAO 1990 Forest Resource Assessment, General Forest Information, Vol.1. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Food and Agriculture Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 347p.CollectionMethodutilisation of international forest resources information officially published by FAO and UN-ECE/FAODataProcessingtranscribed from printed information to electronic format and establishment of an interactive Internet database. Definitions as applied in the FAO/UN-ECE-FAO publications



LanguageEnglish

Relation CoverageEUROPE Temporal Coverage1948-2000Rights[Access] Restricted - need to register as a user



CreatorEuropean Forest InstituteAddressStreetAddress : Torikatu 34 •City : Joensuu •PostCode : FIN-80100 •Country : Finland •Telephone : +358 13 252 020 •Fax : +358 13 124 393 •Email : [email protected] •WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resources, socio-economicsDescriptionThe database contains data on population, employment, age structure, GDP, forest, other wooded land, removals. The data is available for EU countries. The database is updated on the availability of new data.

TitleRegional forest resource and socio-economic statistics in European Union countries


PublisherEuropean Forest InstituteAddress StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi ContributorEuropean Forest InstituteDate13/5/2000 TypedatasetFormat[Document]HTML [html;htm]Identifierhttp://www.efi.fi/efidas/efis/dynamic/socio-economic/



SourceKey on Europe (Eurovain), 1999; CD-Rom; TilastokeskusStatistics Finland ISSN 1237-203X.CollectionMethodpurchase of CD-RomDataProcessingExtraction of datasets relevant for EFI socio-economics database based on original sources of informationLanguageEnglishRelationBased on various sources of information which are defined within the CD Rom and the accompanying user manualCoverageEUROPEAN UNIONTemporalCoverage1999

Rights[Access] Restricted - need to register as a user



CreatorEuropean Forest InstituteAddressStreetAddress : Torikatu 34 •City : Joensuu •PostCode : FIN-80100 •Country : Finland •Telephone : +358 13 252 020 •Fax : +358 13 124 393 •Email : [email protected] •WebPage : http://www.efi.fiCreatorType : NGOSubjectforest resourcesDescriptionThe database provides basic information (contact information and an overview of the main fields of research) on research units involved in forestry research.

TitleDatabase on forest research capacities in 18 European countries


PublisherEuropean Forest InstituteAddress StreetAddress : Torikatu 34 City : Joensuu PostCode : FIN-80100 Country : Finland Telephone : +358 13 252 020 Fax : +358 13 124 393 Email : [email protected] WebPage : http://www.efi.fi ContributorEuropean Forest InstituteDate1/3/1999 TypedatasetFormat[Document]HTML [html;htm]Identifierhttp://www.efi.fi/projects/forc/



SourceTREE CD Abstract Service (1987-1998) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses 1998-1999; National Representatives of COSTCollectionMethodTREE CD Abstract Service (1987-1998) by CAB International; Questionnaire responses 1998-1999; National Representatives of COSTDataProcessinginformation collected was organised along international standards and prepared as an interactive Internet database. IUFRO Forest Decimal Classification (IUFRO, 1990)



LanguageEnglishRelationForestry Programme Links Database (http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/LINKS/links-e.asp; European Forest Ecosystem Research Network (http://ifff.boku.ac.at/efern/); European Tropical Forest Research Network (www.etfrn.org/etfrn/); Finnish Forest Research Institute - WWW Virtual Library (http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/index.htm)Coverage•Iceland •Norway •Switzerland EUROPEAN UNIONTemporalCoverage1999Rights[User] Normal


European Forest Institute 1 Network for a European Forest Information Service (NEFIS) EFI data sets: metadata records Solsona, 22.03.04 Tim Green European.

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