Become a member
Membership of IUFRO is open to any institution concerned with the promotion, support or conduct of research related to forests, trees and forest products.
The focus of the Working Party is to share the information on Multipurpose Resource of forest wealth of the planet Earth with professional foresters and forest scientists; to inventories the forest resources; to train and educate especially the youth on the inventory techniques; hold formal and informal discussions through meetings, emails and digital video conferencing; initiating databank for global inventory of multipurpose tree species.
STATE OF KNOWLEDGE
Multipurpose inventories are modern forest inventory concepts supporting a holistic view of forest ecosystems by multi-source inventories. The obtained information directly helps report and assess the status of criteria and indicators of sustainability and serves as a knowledge base for research and development.
Forest ecosystem inventory and monitoring is vital to the successful implementation of sustainable forest management. Multipurpose inventories facilitate a common understanding of forest and provide a framework for reporting on the state of forests, forest management, and achievements toward sustainability.
