Term:
Wooded land and associated surface water
Definition:
Forested land and other wooded land. Forested land is defined as land under cultivated or non-cultivated stands of trees of a size of more than 0.5 hectares with crown cover of more than 10 per cent and on which trees are able to grow to a height of 5 metres or more at maturity. Other wooded land is defined as land either with a tree crown cover of 5-10 per cent of trees able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres or with a crown cover of more than 10 per cent of trees not able to reach a height of 5 metres.
Domain:
Environment
Source:
OECD Glossary