Many other jobs are created in such businesses as the expanding printing industry and are located far from the forested northland. We are proud to be sustainable contributors to the 24 billion dollar forest industry in Wisconsin. No conclusion can be drawn for Oceania, as Australia did not report data for However, private forests in New Zealand have increased to 33 percent, due primarily to an increase in the area of planted forests on private land. In Asia, no major differences have been reported since for the region as a whole.
At the country level, the only significant trends are the increased private forest area in the Philippines, mainly reflecting the expansion of forest plantations and despite the decrease in total forest area, and in Viet Nam, where private forests have increased by more than 2 million hectares as a result of the process of allocation of public forests to individual households from 0. No historical data are provided for China, which has also initiated a privatization process for forest resources.
Finally, it is difficult to evaluate trends in Latin America, as not all countries have reported. The percentage of private forests has not changed in Chile, but has increased very significantly in Uruguay 58 percent as a result of large-scale afforestation on private lands, encouraged by government incentives. The area of forests designated for social services indicates to what extent countries and forest managers are actively considering these services as part of the benefits of forests.
According to the definitions for FRA , social services may include recreation, tourism, education and conservation of sites with cultural or spiritual importance. The definition leaves space for interpretation by individual countries of what to include under this theme. For FRA , countries were asked to report two measures of forest designation: area of forest designated primarily for social services; and total area of forest designated for social services. This is the first time that information on area designated for social services has been collected within the framework of the assessment.
Thus it will be important to analyse carefully how the information provided by countries contributes to overall understanding of the use and functions of forest resources and how reporting can be further improved in future assessments.
Relatively few countries and territories 29 percent reported having forest areas designated primarily for social services, and those that have reported are not necessarily representative of their entire region. This makes it difficult to draw any far-reaching conclusions on status and trends. Of the countries and territories, provided information on the social service function of their forests Figure 7.
There is considerable regional variation regarding data availability. East Asia, Europe and South America have good availability of information, while data are largely missing from the remaining subregions. For North America, no data are available for primary function, and only one reporting unit — Saint Pierre and Miquelon — has reported on total area of forest designated for social services.
Table 7. Out of the total of million hectares reported, one country — Brazil — accounts for about 80 percent, or million hectares. At the global level, 3. This percentage increases to As the Russian Federation accounts for most of the forest area in Europe, figures are provided for Europe including and excluding the Federation. It is worth noting that, without the Russian Federation, the forest area designated for social services in Europe is 8.
Under total area with function Table 7. The high percentages for North America percent and Oceania 88 percent are based on a few small countries that are not representative of the subregions.
The only clear conclusion to be drawn is that Europe seems to give the most attention to the social services provided by forest resources, through active designation of areas for this purpose. However, clearer definition of social services in future assessments could help reduce the inconsistencies caused by differing interpretations by the countries reporting.
The analysis of trends in area of forests primarily designated for social services is based on those countries or territories that have reported a complete time series Table 7. The strong trend for South America is entirely due to the reclassification by Brazil. Europe shows a decline under primary function, but a small increase under total area with function.
The decline is mostly the result of reclassification of forests in the Russian Federation. Asia shows a slight upward trend, while the number of reporting countries in Africa, North and Central America and Oceania is too small to support a statement regarding trend.
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Languages: English [en]. Home » Forests » Level 3 » Question 8. Previous Question. Next Question. What are the economic and social benefits of forests? In FRA , countries provided information on four measures of socio-economic functions: Value of wood and non-wood forest product removals. FRA examines the production of primary products, excluding the benefits of downstream processing. Employment in forestry. Figures refer to employment in forestry activities rather than employment in the whole forestry sector i.
Countries were asked to provide information for and only. No forecasting to was done. Ownership of forest and other wooded land. Three classes of ownership were used: public, private and other.
Areas of forest designated for social services. Two measures were included: area of forest for which the provision of social services was designated as the primary function and total area of forest for which recreation, education and other social services were designated as one of the functions. Information availability At the global level, countries, or some 42—47 percent of countries, depending on the year, reported on the value of industrial roundwood removals, with most reporting for the year Trends For comparability, Table 7.
Information availability Fifty-six countries provided information, accounting for slightly more than half the global forest area Figures 7. Trends Because of the lack of reported trends at the country level i.
Information availability At the global level, countries reported on employment. Status The total reported level of employment in forestry in is Trends Trends are shown only for countries that reported for both years Table 7. Information availability Of the total of countries and territories covered by FRA , 69 percent have reported on ownership of forests , accounting for 77 percent of total forest area Figure 7. Status Most of the conclusions reported here are limited to forests Table 7.
Trends Private ownership of forests is increasing, even though it is not possible to generalize the trend at the regional level Table 7. Information availability Of the countries and territories, provided information on the social service function of their forests Figure 7.
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