Should bamboo, palms and rattan be considered as tree species for the purpose of table T9?
A2 Bamboo and palms can be considered as tree species, as long as they fulfill the general criteria for trees, which is being able to reach the height of 5 m at maturity in situ. Rattan is not considered to be a tree species. Q3 Why are only tree species included in the assessment of biodiversity. Biodiversity of forests include much more than only tree species. A3 This is a first attempt to address the very complex issue of forest biodiversity assessment within the FRA framework. Trees is the groups for which we believe it to be most viable to get global data at the moment. Based on experiences from FRA 2005, this reporting table will be further refined for FRA 2010.
