TABLE OF CONTENTS: Report preparation and contact persons: 1 What is the area of forest and other wooded land and how has it changed over time? 2 What is the area of natural and planted forest and how has it changed over time? 3 What are the stocks and growth rates of the forests and how have they changed? 4 What is the status of forest production and how has it changed over time? 5 How much forest area is managed for protection of soil and water and ecosystem services? 6 How much forest area is protected and designated for the conservation of biodiversity and how has it changed over time? 7 What is the area of forest affected by woody invasive species? 8 How much forest area is damaged each year? 9 What is the forest area with reduced canopy cover? 10 What forest policy and regulatory framework exists to support implementation of sustainable forest management SFM? 11 Is there a national platform that promotes stakeholder participation in forest policy development? 12 What is the forest area intended to be in permanent forest land use and how has it changed over time? 13 How does your country measure and report progress towards SFM at the national level? 14 What is the area of forest under a forest management plan and how is this monitored? 15 How are stakeholders involved in the management decision making for publicly owned forests? 16 What is the area of forest under an independently verified forest certification scheme? 17 How much money do governments collect from and spend on forests? Who owns and manages the forests and how has this changed? 19 How many people are directly employed in forestry? 20 What is the contribution of forestry to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? 21 What is forest area likely to be in the future