Fig. I-1. Monetary assessment of multifunctional roles of forests
| Source: Science Council of Japan "Evaluating The Multi-functions of
Agriculture and Forests Related to The Global Environment and Human Beings" (November 2001), and related attached data. |
| Notes 1): Since the evaluation methods differed by functions, and the functions assessed were only part of the functions of the whole multifunctional roles, the total amount has not been stated. 2): Concerning*, it should be noted that it is a test calculation carried out on only a small part of the recreation functions. 3): In each evaluation method, it is necessary to pay due attention to hypothetical nature of these figures, as they are estimated besed on comparisons with the existing forests and the assumed bare lands. |
Fig. I-2. Ratio of annual harvesting volume to forest growing stock volume
of OECD member nations
|
harvesting volume |
Forest growing stock volume |
harvesting volume/growing stock volume |
|
| OECD member nations as a whole |
1,172 |
91,541 |
1.28 |
| Source: Compiled by the Forestry Agency based on the growing stock volume and annual logging data of the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. |
| Note: Mexico, Germany, Australia and New Zealand are omitted due to lack of report on their growing stock volume, and Iceland is omitted due to its lack of report on its harvesting volume. |
