3.7 Present status
- After a recent major editing operation the data base now contains information and data from more than 1400 completed MPTS data sheets on about 650 species.
- More than 50% of the total number of completed data sheets which have been entered carry site-specific information. In an attempt to increase the amount of site-specific information, three MPTS data collection missions have been completed in Asia (India and Nepal), West Africa (Nigeria) and Latin America (Colombia) and have yielded more than 400 completed MPTS data sheets.
- Although the MPTS data base has not as yet been advertised as being fully operational, more than 140 information requests from all over the world have been received and answered.