ITTO shares its experience to improve forest data

ITTO shared its experience in data collection, validation, analysis and dissemination at a recent statistical workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The aim of the workshop, which was held in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, on 9–11 October 2017, was to strengthen capacity in the collection, analysis and reporting of forest statistics in Portuguese-speaking countries. Participants attended from Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe, and the Portuguese industry associations AIMMP, APCOR, CELPA and Centro Pinus were represented.