Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew across the world and how much humans had impacted them. They also wanted to compare and contrast these different types of forests. Learn more about the kinds of forests that exist worldwide. Be sure to check out the lesson plans for both this Inquiry and the entire journal in the Educators tab below. Topics: Active Forest Management, Engineering and Forest Products, Wilderness, Climate, Elevation, Forest Inventory, Human Impacts, Land Management.