Mugasha, W. A.Kashindye, A.Katani, J. Z.Giliba, R. A.Kingwere, S. R. J.Zahabu, E.2019-08-062019-08-062019-05-01Mugasha, W.A., Kashindye, A., Katani, J.Z., Giliba, R.A., Kingwere, S.R.J. and Zahabu, E. (2019). Forest Resources Assessment. In Abdallah, J.M., Katani, J.Z., Augustino, S., Woiso, D.A., Ishengoma, R.C. (eds). Understanding Plantation and Natural Forests: A Handbook for Forestry Practitioners. E&D Vision Publishing Ltd., Dar es Salaam. pp 137-189.985 9987 735 754https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2894Forest resource assessment is fundamental in decision making to provide essential data and information for forest managers and decision makers to ensure sustainable forest management. This chapter has described objectives and importance of forest resource assessment, forest inventory planning and methods/designs and important descriptive statistics which should be applied when describing forest parameters of interest. Other essential aspects which also guide and compliment forest resource assessment, i.e. survey and mapping; and remote sensing are described. Application of remote sensing and GIS in forestry has also been covered.enForest resource assessmentForest inventory planningRemote sensingSurveyBook chapter