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Appendix 1. Reforested area with teak and other species in Central American countries


Appendix 1.1. Reforested area (ha) in Guatemala during the period 1990 - 1995

SPECIES

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

TOTAL

Gmelina arborea

679.00

0.48

0.79

2,024.49

398.71

-

3,103.47

Pinus caribaea

-

826.00

133.51

-

191.00

595.79

1,746.30

Tectona grandis

-

1.41

1,715.52

-

-

-

1,716.93

Cupressus lusitánica

85.25

134.36

187.34

603.94

283.54

352.13

1,646.56

Pinus tenuifolia

92.94

293.69

78.70

103.50

0.22

359.69

928.74

Pinus sp.

-

280.00

229.76

22.25

288.52

41.85

862.38

Pinus maximinoii

1.50

-

-

64.24

57.75

599.07

722.56

Pinus oocarpa

-

357.00

-

-

20.83

23.20

401.03

Eucalyptus sp.

-

4.42

232.19

-

2.92

0.62

240.15

Cedrella odorata

-

11.86

2.81

56.39

19.20

149.38

239.64

Abies guatemalensis

0.08

-

101.50

-

10.00

0.79

112.37

Pinus pseudostrobus

0.55

67.62

-

0.67

10.85

1.75

81.44

Swiettenia sp.

10.00

11.86

-

-

10.50

-

32.36

Caesalpinea velutina

-

0.80

8.40

0.47

2.92

-

12.59

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

-

-

-

0.47

7.21

1.50

9.18

Casuarina equisetifolia

6.25

-

0.24

-

-

-

6.49

Leucaena leycocephalla

-

1.41

-

0.47

-

-

1.88

(*) Others

12.00

2.41

142.68

243.80

172.26

7.31

580.46

Total

887.57

1,993.32

2,833.44

3,120.69

1,476.43

2,133.08

12,444.53

Source: INAB (1998), June, 1998

* Jacaranda sp. Hevea brasilensis, Alnus jorullensis, Cassia siamea, Alnus acuminata, Cordia alliodora, Psidium guajaba, Inga sp., Grevillea robusta, Enterollobium ciclocarpum, Quercus sp., Caesalpinia velutin

Appendix 1.2. Planted area (ha) by species in Costa Rica during the period 1979 - 1996

Species

Reforested Area (ha)

Area %

Gmelina arborea (Melina)

49,274.9

35.7

Tectona grandis (Teak)

23,475.4

17.0

Cordia alliodora (Laurel)

18,373.8

13.3

Bombacopsis quinatum (Pochote)

17,020.7

12.3

Eucalyptus deglupta (Eucaliptus)

12,855.5

9.3

Pinus sp. (Pinus)

4,772.0

3,5

Cupressus lusitanica (Cypress)

5,015.1

3,6

Alnua acuminata (Jaúl)

2,667.0

1,9

Other species

4,727.9

3,4

TOTAL

138,182.3

100

Source: SINAC (1997) adjusted with updated information to 1998 from CCF (1998) and RTN S.A. records (1998), June, 1998.

Appendix 1.3. Total reforested area (ha) in Costa Rica and planted area with teak (Tectona grandis) during the period 1979-1997

Year

Total Reforested Area
in Costa Rica
(ha)

Reforested Area
with teak

Area
(ha)

% of RA
Costa Rica

1979

307.9

160.0

51.96

1980

294.0

10.0

3.40

1981

707.3

5.0

.71

1982

712.8

105.0

14.73

1983

1,096.7

0.0


1984

891.9

0.0


1985

1,377.8

18.7

1.36

1986

3,572.3

278.1

7.78

1987

3,530.2

296.0

8.38

1988

5,049.3

322.2

6.38

1989

5,489.3

440.4

8.02

1990 *

17,542.6

1,089.1

6.21

1991 *

20,734.3

2,857.7

13.78

1992 *

19,998.3

2,341.9

11.71

1993 *

18,871.0

3,004.5

15.92

1994 **

12,991.0

4,097.8

31.54

1995 **

9,475.0

3,459.3

36.51

1996 **

8,792.8

2,717.8

30.91

1997 **

6,748.0

2,272.0

33.67

Total

138,182.3

23,475.0

16.99

Sources: Reforestation Department, DGF (1994); * DECAFOR, General Forestry Department (1994); ** SINAC (1998), June, 1998.

Note: For the period 94-97 SINAC is processing the information by species.

Appendix 1.4. Reforested area (ha) with teak, per year, in Panama until 1997 by Province

Year

Bocas del Toro

Coclé

Colón

Darién

Chiriquí

Herrera

Panama

Los Santos

Veraguas

TOTAL

Prior to 1992

0

26.9

108.8

8.0

57.2

9.5

171.3

412.0

428.5

1222.2

1992

4.0

6.4

45.5

6.0

305.8

2.5

72.1

1.0

0.5

443.8

1993

0

400.3

125.0

13.3

736.2

3.1

130.1

15.9

22.1

1446.0

1994

52.3

175.9

107.9

151.0

578.4

8.4

498.3

4.2

213.1

1789.5

1995

0

437.8

300.8

658.9

1498.8

77.5

779.5

62.3

44.5

3860.1

1996

20.0

315.8

393.0

216.2

256.9

65.7

512.1

119.1

360.1

2258.9

1997

2.0

251.7

686.2

50.5

73.9

59.1

534.4

26.0

232.1

1915.9

Total

78.3

1614.8

1767.2

1103.9

3507.2

225.8

2697.8

640.5

1300.9

12936.4

Source: Plantations Department, INRENARE (1998).


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