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This paper summarizes the findings of seven country studies from the F-7 Network) The information contained in this report represents the results of the first phase of the F-7 project, which had the explicit aim of providing quantitative data on forestry-related carbon emissions in the F-7 countries. The individual country papers on this topic are being published ' The remits of the Nigeria study are still underpreparationand thus are not imluded in this summary. A separate case study of Nigeria will be publishedalong with individualpapers for ali the other participatingcountries. iv separately. The next stageof the process will involve an assessment of response options in the forestry sector and the economics of undertaking these measures. The following scientists and institutions participated in the research:

This work was ,:upportedby the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, Office of Policy Analysis, Climate ChangeDivision, through the U.S. Depamnentof Energy underContractNo. DE-ACO3-76SF00098.