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Table 7. Area of forest plantations as reported by Small Island Developing States

Country

Reported Area of Plantation 1995

Main species used


Total area
(1000 ha)

Area for industrial wood production
(1000 ha)






Cape Verde

77

5

87% "Other hardwoods" (mainly Prosopis sp.)





Cuba

470

272

48% pines




21% "Other hardwoods"





Dominica

0.6

0.5

50% mahogany




25% Gmelina




25% "Other hardwoods"





Dominican Republic

20

15

50% pines




50% "Other hardwoods"





Fiji

103

92

55% pines




41% mahogany





Guyana

12

8

90% pines




10% "Other softwoods"





Haiti

12

5

25% A. auriculiformis




75% "Other hardwoods"





Jamaica

6.2

6.2

74% pines




12% mahogany





Mauritius

12

6

40% pines




30% Eucalyptus





Papua New Guinea

44

40

30% Eucalyptus




20% A. Mangium




20% pines





Solomon Islands

29

29

42% "Other hardwoods"




20% Terminalia




15% mahogany





St. Vincent and the Grenadines

0.5

0.5

50% mahogany




25% "Other hardwoods"




25% pines





Suriname

12

7

60% pines




30% "Other hardwoods"





Trinidad and Tobago

18

12

50% teak




20% pines




20% "Other hardwoods"

Source: FAO (1997) Forest Plantation Areas 1995 by D. Pandey. Unpublished.


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