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Florest Plantations in BrazilFigure 1.04 Distribution of Pine and Eucalyptus Planted Forest Areas of <strong>ABRAF</strong> Member Companies by PropertyType (2005-2007)2,2002,0001,9241,8861,8441,8001,4001,2001,00080060040020001,000 ha258380322211241Own Land186Outgrower Scheme2005 2006 2007Leasing LandSource: <strong>ABRAF</strong> Member Companies; STCP, 2007.Figure 1.05 Distribution of Forest Plantation Areas of <strong>ABRAF</strong> Member Companies by Property Type in 2007Own Land 75%Outgrower Scheme 15%Leasing Land 10%Chapter 1Total: 2,465,510 haSource: <strong>ABRAF</strong> Member Companies; STCP, 2007.281.2 Forest Plantations with Other SpeciesAlthough pine and eucalypt are the most significant species in terms of planted area in Brazil, other species such as parica(Schizolobium amazonicum), wattle (Acacia spp.), teak (Tectona grandis), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), araucaria (Araucariaangustifolia) and poplar (Populus spp.) are also important to the solid wood sector in Brazil. Among them, parica is native from theAmazon region with wood quality appropriate to plywood production; and teak, originally from Southeast Asia is used for solidwood production, mainly oriented for the international market.Table 1.05 shows that wattle is the most planted species after pine and eucalypt in Brazil. Its planted area increased 2.9% in<strong>ABRAF</strong><strong>STATISTICAL</strong><strong>YEARBOOK</strong> 2008Base Year 2007

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