Canada, the United States and Mexico are currently revising their approaches to national scale inventory. An NAFC working group aimed at sharing research and information and taking advantage of opportunities for collaboration and scientific exchange on forest inventory, monitoring and assessment could make a significant contribution. A Forest Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Working Group was established with the objective to specifically explore opportunities to improve strategic inventory and monitoring at the North American scale by developing a better understanding of each country’s current programs and future plans.

Minutes:

• 2010 -- Guadalajara, Mexico
• 2008 -- Washington, DC, USA
• 2008 -- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• 2006 -- Tucson, Arizona, USA
• 2004 -- Guadalajara, Mascota and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
• 2002 -- Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
• 2001 -- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• 2000 -- Portland, Oregon, USA

Reports and Publications:

• Report of the Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Working Group (2002 Working Group Report to the Bureau of Alternates)
  
• North America Regional Assessment of Forest Resources (2004 Working Group Report to the Bureau of Alternates)
  
• Working Group on Forest Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment Report (submitted by Mark D. Gillis, March 29, 2000)

• Current and future use of remote sensing tools for operational forest inventory (in PDF format. Please download Acrobat reader to view this page.)