Objective:
In the current context in which it can be perceived that climate change is already a reality, one of the issues that most concerns the different sectors dedicated to non-timber forest products (NWFP) is the long-term availability of these forest products, so that a constant supply is ensured. It is important to know the provision of NWFP at the present time in order to know or estimate their future evolution. A key tool in this regard is the National Forest Inventories (NFI). Spanish NFI are a robust, objective and comparable source of information, ideal for carrying out this type of analysis.
Context:
In Spain we have one of the most robust NFIs, backed by its more than 50 years of history, it is currently completing its fourth cycle. Spanish NFIs have evolved in accordance with the interests and demands of society. NWFPs have been integrated more efficiently in data collection from the first inventories to NFI4. In the case of cork, the parameters that have been recorded in the different IFNs have varied over time. After analyzing the suitability of the data needed to respond to the different requirements that the NFI must face, a new data collection methodology was implemented at NFI4.
Contacts:
Mariola Sánchez, msanchez@inia.es
Maria Pasalodos-Tato, pasalodos.maria@inia.es
Further information:
Maria Pasalodos-Tato, Iciar Alberdi, Isabel Cañellas, Mariola Sánchez-González, Towards assessment of cork production through National Forest Inventories, Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, Volume 91, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 110–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpx036