FAO FORESTRY PROGRAMME IMPROVING ACCESS TO FORESTRY INFORMATION

FAO FORESTRY PROGRAMME IMPROVING ACCESS TO FORESTRY INFORMATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE- renewed

FAO INFORMATION ROLES • Develop standards and definitions • Collect, analyse and disseminate information (country level and aggregated)

FAO INFORMATION ROLES(cont’d) • Provide a neutral forum for discussion of information-related issues • Help build country capacity

FAO FORESTRY INFORMATION A perceived need to better integrate a wide range of information on forests and the utilization of their resources and products

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE- renewed • Better integration of – Thousands of pages of information • editorial • statistics • graphics/photos • Through new, user-friendly design • And multi-lingual access

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE- renewed New, user-friendly design FAO home Forestry home Links News Search

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Multi-lingual access

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by organizational structure Navigate by region/ country Navigate by subject

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by subject

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by organizational structure

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by country/ region

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by country/ region Dynamically generated displays

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Navigate by country/ region Dynamically generated displays Links to national sources of information

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - renewed Links to countryrelevant reference material

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - in progress More mapbased information at varied resolution

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - in progress Action under way to continuously improve the site

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - in progress More in-depth information on forest resources - FRA 2000

THE FAO FORESTRY INTERNET SITE - in progress An interactive links database and more links to other information providers throughout our site

COUNTRY CAPACITY BUILDING Working with countries to build national capabilities to collect, compile, validate and disseminate information • Knowledge sharing • Data exchange • Connectivity

CONCLUSION • Collection, analysis and dissemination of information fundamental to the FAO Forestry Programme • A commitment to use of new media to improve dissemination of quality, timely information • Collaboration with other forestry information providers.