Table of Contents:

Executive summary – Nicholas Wheeler

1. Synthesis: a snapshot of the global status and trends in forest biotechnology – Nicholas Wheeler
1.1 Purpose 
1.2 Background 
1.3 Definitions 
1.4 Results 
1.5 State of biotechnologies in the forestry sector, excluding genetic modification
1.6 State of biotechnologies in the forestry sector: genetic modification
1.7 Conclusions: status and trends of biotechnology in forestry
1.8 References 

2. Appendixes 

2.1 Biotechnology in the forestry sector – Gilles Chaix & Olivier Monteuuis
2.1.1 Introduction 
2.1.2 Summary of the state of biotechnology in the forestry sector, excluding genetic modification.
2.1.3 Characterization of genetic diversity: population genetics and diversity studies
2.1.4 Genetic modification in the forestry sector
2.1.5 Conclusions: status and trends of biotechnology research and applications in forestry
2.1.6 References 
2.1.7 Annexes 

2.2 A global study on the state of forest tree genetic modification – Christian Walter and Sean Killerby
2.2.1 Summary 
2.2.2 Introduction 
2.2.3 Global status of tree genetic modification. The questionnaire
2.2.4 Further information collected from public sources
2.2.5 Where to from here? The future of genetic modification in forestry
2.2.6 Acknowledgements 
2.2.7 References and further reading
2.2.8 Annexes 

2.3 The state of genetically modified forest trees in China – Huoran Wang
2.3.1 Summary 
2.3.2 Introduction 
2.3.3 Status of research 
2.3.4 Environmental release and commercialization
2.3.5 Regulatory framework
2.3.6 Remarks and perspectives
2.3.7 Acknowledgements
2.3.8 References 

2.4 Anticipated contribution to and scale of impact of biotechnology in forestry – Yousry A. El-Kassaby
2.4.1 Summary 
2.4.2 Introduction 
2.4.3 Categories of forest biotechnology
2.4.4 Applications 
2.4.5 Summary tables 
2.4.6 Conclusion 
2.4.7 References 

2.5 Acronyms