Lesser used species of Bolivia and their relevance to sustainable forest management

Bolivia has extensive forest resources and potential to become one of the world's largest producers of tropical wood. However, this potential is currently constrained due to the depletion of Bolivia's top commercial timber species (mahogany, Spanish cedar, and South American oak). To insur...

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Published in:Forest products journal 2003-07, Vol.53 (7-8), p.28-33
Main Authors: Barnay, Marc, Hammett, A.L, Araman, Phil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biological and medical sciences
Bolivia
Endangered species
Environmental aspects
Exports
Forest management
Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration
Forest products
forest resources
Forestry
forests
Forests and forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Furniture
Harvest
Marketing
Meliaceae
Protection and preservation
Resource management
Studies
Sustainable development
sustainable forestry
Timber
Timber industry
tropical wood
value added
Wood
Wood products
wood properties
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Summary:Bolivia has extensive forest resources and potential to become one of the world's largest producers of tropical wood. However, this potential is currently constrained due to the depletion of Bolivia's top commercial timber species (mahogany, Spanish cedar, and South American oak). To insure that Bolivia's forestry sector contributes to the growth of the national economy and stimulates investments in sustainable forest management, timber harvests need to include currently underutilized species. Augmenting demand for lesser used species (LUS) is necessary to sustain the value of forest resources. Limiting the potential for LUS is a scarcity and inaccessibility of information regarding their wood properties. This paper discusses the relevance of LUS research and wood property information to countries focusing forest sector development on secondary and value-added forest products. We also list potentially valuable, yet under-exploited timber species in Bolivia and species that need further wood property research.
ISSN:0015-7473
2376-9637