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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: 'Forestry Statistics 2006'
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Forestry Commission 'Forestry Statistics
2006'
Forestry Commission publish 'Forestry Statistics 2006', an annual publication presenting statistics on woodland, forestry and primary wood processing in the United Kingdom.
The Forestry Commission publish "Forestry Statistics 2006", an annual publication presenting statistics on woodland, forestry and primary wood processing in the United Kingdom The statistics include the information that:
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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- the woodland area in the UK in 2006 is 2.8 million hectares; 1.2 million hectares is independently certified as sustainably managed.
- about 9 thousand hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2005-06.
- about 9 million green tonnes of UK timber (roundwood) was delivered to primary wood processors and others in 2005.
- wood products imported into the United Kingdom in 2005 were valued at GBP6.5 billion and were equivalent to 53 million cubic metres of timber underbark (about 55 million green tonnes).
- The UK was the fourth largest net importer of forest products in 2005, behind the USA, China and Japan; the largest net exporters were Canada, Finland and Sweden.
- the Forestry Commission's net expenditure on public forests totalled GBP66 million in 2005-06, and a further GBP104 million were spent by the Forestry Commission on other activities, including grants, administration and research.
Forestry Statistics 2006 has been produced as an interactive web publication.
Forestry Statistics 2006 has been produced as an interactive web publication.
The publication can be accessed from www.forestry.gov.uk/statistics or from www.forestry.gov.uk/publications (select "Forestry Statistics" from the drop-down menu).
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