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Myanmar Exports More Timber in 1999

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Myanmar Exports More Timber in 1999-2000

Xinhua, Rangoon, 18 August 2000   Myanmar exported 322,054 cubic-meters
of teak and 519,871 cubic-meters of hardwood in fiscal year 1999-2000 which
ended in March, the highest annual volume  in the last five fiscal years, 
according
to the latest figures released by the country's Central Statistical 
Organization.

During the 1999-2000, export earning from them totaled 218.18 million U.S. 
dollars,
which was also the highest annual foreign exchange income obtained through 
export
of timber during the five-fiscal-year period.

During the previous four fiscal years, the export volume of teak and 
hardwood were
annually maintained at 200,293 cubic-meters and 216,035 cubic-meters 
respectively
with their total annual earning amounting to 153 million dollars.

Timber has become Myanmar's second largest export goods after agricultural 
products.
Foreign exchange gained through export of timber accounts for about 20 
percent of
Myanmar's total export earning.

Myanmar's forest covers 50 percent of the country's total land area, a 
7-percent
reduction compared with 1962. The decline of forest coverage was attributed 
mainly
to the indiscriminate felling of trees.

To protect environment, Myanmar plans to increase the reserved and 
protected public
forest areas to 30 percent from 18.6 percent.

Besides, Myanmar has established 30,375 hectares of forest plantations 
annually
including 8,100 hectares of teak plantations.


[and just in case anyone does not know this report:

LOGGING BURMA'S FRONTIER FORESTS (WRI)
http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/

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Myanmar Exports More Timber in 1999-2000 <br>
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Xinhua, Rangoon, 18 August 2000&nbsp;&nbsp; Myanmar exported 322,054
cubic-meters <br>
of teak and 519,871 cubic-meters of hardwood in fiscal year 1999-2000
which <br>
ended in March, the highest annual volume&nbsp; in the last five fiscal
years, according<br>
to the latest figures released by the country's Central Statistical
Organization. <br>
<br>
During the 1999-2000, export earning from them totaled 218.18 million
U.S. dollars, <br>
which was also the highest annual foreign exchange income obtained
through export <br>
of timber during the five-fiscal-year period. <br>
<br>
During the previous four fiscal years, the export volume of teak and
hardwood were <br>
annually maintained at 200,293 cubic-meters and 216,035 cubic-meters
respectively<br>
with their total annual earning amounting to 153 million
dollars.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
<br>
Timber has become Myanmar's second largest export goods after
agricultural products. <br>
Foreign exchange gained through export of timber accounts for about 20
percent of <br>
Myanmar's total export earning. <br>
<br>
Myanmar's forest covers 50 percent of the country's total land area, a
7-percent <br>
reduction compared with 1962. The decline of forest coverage was
attributed mainly <br>
to the indiscriminate felling of trees.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
<br>
To protect environment, Myanmar plans to increase the reserved and
protected public <br>
forest areas to 30 percent from 18.6 percent. <br>
<br>
Besides, Myanmar has established 30,375 hectares of forest plantations
annually <br>
including 8,100 hectares of teak plantations. <br>
<br>
<br>
[and just in case anyone does not know this report:<br>
<br>
LOGGING BURMA'S FRONTIER FORESTS (WRI)<br>
<a href="http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/</a><br>
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-- DA]<br>
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