The UNECE/FAO study “Who owns our forest? Forest ownership in the ECE region” was prepared in collaboration of the COST Action FACESMAP with UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section. Based on data on 35 countries, and the first to include all forest ownership categories, this study investigates the changing nature and patterns of forest ownership, the ways in which governance and social structures influence forest owners and users, as well as forest management. Within the limits of data availability and harmonization, the publication provides an overview of, and a new baseline for, understanding the diversity and dynamics of forest ownership in the ECE region.

You can download the report at the UNECE/FAO website: https://unece.org/forests/publications/forest-ownership-ece-region

More information can be found in the related database which is also publicly available: https://w3.unece.org/PXWeb/en

More on the COST Action FACESMAP outputs can be accessed on the project website: https://facesmap.boku.ac.at/