In the UK we have been planting forests for centuries and on that basis can claim to have an even higher percentage of plantations. However we pride ourselves on trying to achieve an attractive (aesthetically and for wildlife) and productive resource. Nick Ananin at Vision Forestry, Aberdeen, Scotland visfor@globalnet.co.uk ICQ Room Chat number 9677052 http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~visfor/ the home of the Global Association of Online Foresters -----Original Message----- From: David South <dsouth@sofserv.forestry.auburn.edu> To: FOREST@listserv.funet.fi <FOREST@listserv.funet.fi> Date: 08 April 1998 14:24 Subject: Re: Forest Terminology: % of landbase >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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