Re: Forest Terminology: % of landbase

• Subject: Re: Forest Terminology: % of landbase
• From: David South <dsouth@sofserv.forestry.auburn.edu>
• Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:24:02 -0500
• Approved-By: David South <dsouth@SOFSERV.FORESTRY.AUBURN.EDU>
• Message-ID: <2.2.32.19980408132402.0074d560@sofserv.forestry.auburn.edu>

Dear Maksym:

Your are correct that half of Ukraine's woods are
in plantations.  However, 27% of Japan's landbase is
in plantations compared to 8% for the Ukraine.  I should
have said that on a percentage basis (plantation area/landbase),
Japan has more plantations than any other country.


One problem I have is a lack of information on plantation
area in Europe.  FAO reports
the amount of "Exploitable forests" and "Un-exploitable forests"
but as far as I know, FAO supplies no information on the
amount of plantations in developed countries (they do provide data on
plantations for developing countries).

                                       Plantations as % of
    Total Area  Plantations "Natural"  landbase   woods
__________________________________________________________
         ------------- 1,000 ha ---
Japan    37,783    10,317   13,523       27%       43%

Ukraine  57,995    4,714    4,686         8%       50%
__________________________________________________________



David South

>>
>> 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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