Based on the work in 1998 of
R.V. De Camino
M.M. Alfaro
L.F.M Sage
Consultants
Edited by M. Varmola
May 2002
Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
Working Paper FP/19
FAO, Rome (Italy)
2 Reforested area in the region
3 Physiological and technical issues
3.1 Bio-ecological requirements and growth
3.2 Plantation management system
4 Political, legal and institutional aspects
4.1 Legal Framework
4.2 Forest plantations promotion policies
5.1 Financing schemes for reforestation
5.2 Establishment and maintenance costs
5.2.1 Plantations done by the landowner
5.2.2 Plantations done by contractors5.3.1 Plantations
5.3.2 Standing timber for local consumption
5.3.3 Timber (logs)
5.3.4 Sawnwood
6 Potential for the expansion of the areas planted with teak
6.1 Costa Rica
6.2 Panama
6.3 El Salvador
6.4 Guatemala
6.5 Nicaragua
6.6 Honduras
6.7 Recommendations
Appendix 1. Reforested area with teak and other species in Central American countries
Appendix 2. Information on teak growth
Appendix 3. Flor y Fauna S.A., Costa Rica Reforestation Program
Appendix 4. Maderas Preciosas Costa Rica S.A., Reforestation Program
Appendix 5. Reforestation Project of Bosque Puerto Carillo S.A. Guanacaste, Costa Rica