The aim of this study was to evaluate the status ofinformation on forest and data transfer and to identify
the gaps in information and data flow in forestry sector in Iran. The study evaluated the data and
information flow in three levels (control offices level, provincial offices level and organizational offices
level) using the document analysis and questioning (interviews and questionnaire). It has a major outputs;
identification of the gaps in information and data flow to sustainable forest management and also can be
used as a prerequisite to designing a forest information system.
کلید واژگان :
Information, Information flow, Information gaps, Information system, Database.
