Pacific Rim Initiative Briefing note a
• Forest rich: Rich boreal and pre-tundra forests with high value, as a source of timber, carbon stock and high and endemic biodiversity. 273 1-312 2 mha of forest land (Russia as a whole has 705 1-764 2 mha, 22 % of the worlds forests) • Forest cover: 80-90 % is closed forest (1993), and 50 % of th...
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| Summary: | • Forest rich: Rich boreal and pre-tundra forests with high value, as a source of timber, carbon stock and high and endemic biodiversity. 273 1-312 2 mha of forest land (Russia as a whole has 705 1-764 2 mha, 22 % of the worlds forests) • Forest cover: 80-90 % is closed forest (1993), and 50 % of that is primary forest. 2 Total growing stock: 20.4 billion m3 (1996), mainly comprising coniferous (17 billion m3) and deciduous (2.2 billion m3) forest. 95-98 % natural. 1 § Exploitable forest: 37 % of total forest (42 % coniferous and 66 % deciduous) economically exploitable. The Far East has the lowest commercial content of harvested wood – 70 % (1995) § Yields: Yields at maturity ranging from 50 m3/ha in the northern taiga to 200-250 m3/ha in southern taiga forests § Forest type: Mainly taiga (boreal forest) with some pre-tundra in the north and broadleaf temperate in the south § Forest classification: Group 1- Protective Forests satisfying an environmental function. Only sanitary felling allowed |
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