world news - 03.09.2007
More wood in Norwegian forests
The quantity of timber in Norwegian forests continues to increase.
The latest inventories of the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
indicate that from 2005 to 2006 there was a volume increase of 12.3
million cubic metres.
The total
quantity of timber in Norwegian forests amounts to 748 million cubic
metres. Today there is 70 % more standing timber than 40 years ago.
Annual growth seems to have stabilized on a level somewhat over 25
million cubic metres. For the first time the inventory made in 2006
shows a slight decrease in annual growth. Annual growth has, however,
increased up to present 25 million cubic metres from 10 million cubic
metres in 1933.
Except the Finnmark county the productive forest area in the coniferous
belt is estimated at 7.4 million hectares. There are also 1.7 million
hectares of non-productive forest. Approximately 12 million hectares of
the Norwegian land area are covered by forest.
See also:
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- — Russia Ready to Provide More Facilities to Fight Greek Fire
- — China Issues Rules for Logging Companies Overseas
- — Illegal logging costs New Zealand millions
- — Industrial production in Estonian wood industry increased 3% in July 2007
