Re: Forest Terminology: % of planted forest

• Subject: Re: Forest Terminology: % of planted forest
• From: Maksym Polyakov <mpoliak@pcomp.usau.kiev.ua>
• Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 10:11:38 +0300
• Approved-By: Maksym Polyakov <mpoliak@PCOMP.USAU.KIEV.UA>
• Message-ID: <ABQNmxum21@pcomp.usau.kiev.ua>
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at 5 Apr 1998 17:42:43 -0500 David South wrote:

> but the Japanese often use the equivalent to "man-made forest" or
> "artificial forest"
> to describe tree plantations.
>
> http://www.cpami.gov.tw/ymsnp/eng/e_plant.htm#artifical_forest
> http://www.fs.kochi-u.ac.jp/forengin/tab871.htm
> http://kikori.uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Tour/Jyugei/kouyou.html
>
> On a percentage basis they have more plantations than
> anyone in the world.
> http://www.maff.go.jp/abst/form1/10ab/42c.html

I do not agree with last statement. Here, in Ukraine we have 50%
of planted forests, or, literally, `forest cultures':
4714 th ha planted forests out of 9400 th ha forest covered land.

Maksym Polyakov.

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