GTAP Land Use Data, Release 1.3, May 26, 2006:

***Key improvement:
A. revised timberland rent data of the following countries:
   - Canada (GTAP country code "can"),
   - Bangladesh ("bgd"),
   - Cambodia ("khm"),
   - Indonesia ("idn"),
   - Laos ("lao"),
   - Myanmar ("mmr"),
   - Malaysia ("mys"),
   - Sri Lanka ("lka"),
   - Philippines ("phl"),
   - Thailand ("tha"),
   - Singapore ("sgp"),
   - Viet Nam ("vnm"),
   - Mongolia ("mng"), and
   - Nepal ("npl").
B. revised timberland area data of Australia ("aus").

C. Thus, GTAP "VFM" header of land rent is revised accordingly.

***Data files:
1. GTPLU18V60_RVS_JUN06.HAR: GTAP "VFM" header of land rent, by 18 AEZ (Ref. point C above regarding revision in this release).
2. SAGE_DATA.HAR: SAGE land cover and land use data (same as releases 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2).
3. DGTM_DATA_UPD_RENT_0506.HAR: DGTM timberland area, forest carbon stock and land rent data (Ref. points A and B above regarding revisions in this release).

