Overview
The Forestry Compendium is a unique global compilation of knowledge on forestry, ideal for practical decision making.
It has a comprehensive, worldwide coverage of tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal tree species of major economic importance and lesser-know species of local importance. It also covers, in detail, many of the pests that damage these trees.
As a reference tool, it provides a basis for informed selection of woody species for a variety of uses, including for trials in plantation, agroforestry and natural forest systems.
Vital stats
- Over 1200 detailed datasheets on tree species of economic importance worldwide and lesser-known species of local importance
- Over 750 detailed datasheets on pests, diseases and weeds
- Basic data on over 20,000 species of forestry interest from CABI's TREENAMES taxonomic database
- Over 5500 illustrations
- A bibliography containing over 87,000 references, 65,000 with abstracts provided from CAB Abstracts
- A multilingual glossary containing 10,000 entries, including nearly 2000 forestry terms defined in English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese
- Alibrary on all aspects of forestry containing over 100 slected documents, including the FAO's State of the World's Forests, and texts from CABI, CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research), ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) and INBAR (International Network for Banboo and Rattan)
Unique features
- A single resource with fast and easy navigation between text, images, maps and databases
- A species selection module which aids decision-making for selecting suitable species to use in trials on particular sites and for particular uses
- Tree Seed Suppliers Directory supplied by the World Agroforestry Centre
- Statistics from The FAO on land use and forestry, and from USDA-FAS on forestry production, import and export
Who uses it?
Forest managers, forest officers and field workers / Forest protection scientists / Quarantine officers / Researchers, forest planners, policy makers / Extension workers / Conservationists / Teachers, lecturers and students
What do they have to say about it?
"I have no hesitation in recommending the Forestry Compendium as a cost-effective means of providing access to a wealth of information. This is an important resource for people at all levels of interest and involvement in forests, and CABI and their partners should be congratulated on its production and development."
International Forestry Review
"[When] I have the FC it is as if I have a portable library."
Jiyuan Li, Research Institute Subtropical Forestry
"An attractively packaged treasure trove of information."
Phillip Adlard, Commonwealth Forestry Review
"A highly useable tool! We have waited for something like this for years."
W.Kunzel, Agroforestry Consultant, GTZ Regional Forestry Project, Fiji
Introducing the International Development Consortium
The Forestry Compendium is an initiative of over 14 partners in a global Development Consortium, which includes technical institutions, development-assistance agencies and private-sector companies.
The International Development Consortium Members:
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research / Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry / CABI / Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Canadian Forest Service / Center for International Forestry Research / Department for International Development / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit / European Union / International Network for Bamboo and Rattan / International Tropical Timber Organization / MacArthur Foundation / New Zealand Agency for International Development / United States Agency for International Development / United States Department of Agriculture- Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service / United States Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service / United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
Our International Development Consortium Partners:
Center for International Forestry Research / Food and Agrciultural Organization of the United Nations / Oxford Forestry Institute / Plant Resources of South-East Asia / Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / World Agroforestry Centre
Compendia
Training materials for CABI products, on a variety of platforms, are available to download from our
dedicated training pages.
If you require personal training on any of our products, please contact our International Training Manager, Chris Ison (
c.ison@cabi.org), for more information.
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