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appendix 1. overview of chainsaw milling
Csm statistics from articles in this issue of ETFRN News
country est. lumber
production
for local market
(m 3 /year)
asia
indonesia 10 million
rwE
means of
production
most lumber in
the local market
is illegally
produced by
small, unlicensed
and unregulated
mills and Csm;
combination of
Csm and further
processing by
sawmills
csM policy est. forest
estate
(ha)*
no regulatory
framework
addressing domestic
timber demand;
100% focus on
export.
Csm authorized
for personal
use: harvesting
maximum of 20 m 3 ;
aaC: from 20
million m 3 in 2000
to 5.74 million m 3 in
2004 (not for Csm)
lao pDr n/a n/a Csm is allowed,
but cumbersome:
owner needs to
register chainsaw;
Dept. of Forests
keeps the chainsaw,
which is released
only on request
of the owner and
after payment of
considerable fees
pnG n/a portable
sawmills and
chainsaw mills
with a slabber
attachment
94.4
million
(52%)
natural
production
forests
(in article):
43.9
million ha
(24%)
15.8
million
(68%)
n/a 28.7
million
(63%)
philippines n/a n/a Community-based
forest management
provides a legal
framework for Csm
7.7 million
(26%)
popula-
tion*
227.3
million
6.2
million
6.6
million
90.3
million
article
* Fao. 2010. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. main report, Fao Forestry paper 163. rome: Fao, 340 pp.
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