Malawi Technica Order - Forest Definition

This Technical Order is issued to clarify the definition of a forest for reporting ecological and biomass extent, as well as other natural resource management purposes in Malawi. It provides guidance to be used in official Government of Malawi reports to submit to international bodies, inter alia the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).