17 May 2012, Back Kan, Viet Nam - Researchers for the National Forest Assessment (NFA) using a GPS tracking device that allows them to locate and document, repeatedly, forest growth in one area.
National Forest Assessment (NFA) Project: GCP/CLO/194/MUL FIN-VN - The objective of the assignment is to provide support to the implementation of the FAO Finland Forestry Programme/National Forest Assessment (NFA) project in Viet Nam, in order to obtain improvements in the quality and scope of socio-economic (SE) data and information to be collected within the next National Forest Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Programme (NFIMAP), and serving better the national forest related socio-economic information needs for national and international decision making and reporting.