17 May 2012, Back Kan, Viet Nam - Researchers for the National Forest Assessment (NFA) using laser technology devices that measure both tree height and thickness in areas of the forest that are inaccessible.
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.