The National Forest Inventory  - NFI (Bundeswaldinventur; BWI) is a large-scale survey of forest status and forest production potential conducted on a random basis and using a uniform procedure for the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. The inventory can be repeated as required.

Source: Forest Preservation and Forestry Promotion Act (Federal Forest Act) of 2 May 1975 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1037), last amended by Article 2(1) of the Act of 26 August 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2521), § 41a National Forest Inventory

The website provides information about the inventory results of the second survey from 2001 to 2002 and the first survey from 1986 to 1989 as well as about the aims and methods of the inventory.

It also contains the results of the Projection modelling of forest development and timber harvesting potential, an assessment of the potential roundwood availability and related potential forest development over the next 40 years based on the National Forest Inventory results and assumed forest management activities.

The National Forest Inventory is a joint project of the Federal Government and the Länder. The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) (up to Novemer 2005 the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, BMVEL) has assigned the national inventory administration to the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products.

Contact persons are listed under Service / Contact.