muthukuribk
Established Member
International Conference
Quality Timber Products of Teak from Sustainable Forest Management
2-5 December 2003, Peechi, Kerala, India
Sustainable Management of Teak Forests in
Myanmar Saw Eh Dah
Abstract 15
Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) from the natural forests has been a major source of foreign exchange for Myanmar for many years. After almost a century and a half of scientific and systematic management with the application of the Myanmar Selection System (MSS), the natural teak-bearing forests remain in comparatively good extent and status. However, due to the ever-increasing population and its demand for timber and land for agricultural purposes, forest degradation is being experienced with decreased production. The Myanmar Forest Policy 1995, stipulates that the natural forests of Myanmar will never be substituted by plantations. However, apart from the silvicultural treatments provided to assist natural regeneration, tree planting of moderate scale is also afforded to enrich the degraded areas, while larger plantations are established to replenish the depleted areas, as new wood capitals are being built up. The natural forests will continue to provide timber, especially premier teakwood , on a sustainable basis, while rendering protective functions to ensure ecological stability and biodiversity integrity with supportive services for cultivation, recreation and ecotourism. Due to the greater demand for timber, especially teak, a large share of the economic burden in forestry will be gradually shifted to plantations. With the application of time proven techniques and innovative modern methods, large-scale plantations are, therefore, being established on depleted forest lands, complementary to the main effort in natural forest management.
Keywords: Tectona grandis, Myanmar, sustainable natural forest management, annual allowable cut, plantation forestry, special teak plantations
Saw Eh Dah
TEAKNET
Office of the Director General, Forest Department Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone
Insein P.O, Yangon, Myanmar
E-mail: teaknet@mptmail.net.mm
For high yielding tissue culture teak bag plants
Please contact
BALAKRISHNA MUTHUKURI
MOTHER AGRI BIOTECH INDIA PVT. LTD.
BANGALORE.
+919035003471
Quality Timber Products of Teak from Sustainable Forest Management
2-5 December 2003, Peechi, Kerala, India
Sustainable Management of Teak Forests in
Myanmar Saw Eh Dah
Abstract 15
Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) from the natural forests has been a major source of foreign exchange for Myanmar for many years. After almost a century and a half of scientific and systematic management with the application of the Myanmar Selection System (MSS), the natural teak-bearing forests remain in comparatively good extent and status. However, due to the ever-increasing population and its demand for timber and land for agricultural purposes, forest degradation is being experienced with decreased production. The Myanmar Forest Policy 1995, stipulates that the natural forests of Myanmar will never be substituted by plantations. However, apart from the silvicultural treatments provided to assist natural regeneration, tree planting of moderate scale is also afforded to enrich the degraded areas, while larger plantations are established to replenish the depleted areas, as new wood capitals are being built up. The natural forests will continue to provide timber, especially premier teakwood , on a sustainable basis, while rendering protective functions to ensure ecological stability and biodiversity integrity with supportive services for cultivation, recreation and ecotourism. Due to the greater demand for timber, especially teak, a large share of the economic burden in forestry will be gradually shifted to plantations. With the application of time proven techniques and innovative modern methods, large-scale plantations are, therefore, being established on depleted forest lands, complementary to the main effort in natural forest management.
Keywords: Tectona grandis, Myanmar, sustainable natural forest management, annual allowable cut, plantation forestry, special teak plantations
Saw Eh Dah
TEAKNET
Office of the Director General, Forest Department Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone
Insein P.O, Yangon, Myanmar
E-mail: teaknet@mptmail.net.mm
For high yielding tissue culture teak bag plants
Please contact
BALAKRISHNA MUTHUKURI
MOTHER AGRI BIOTECH INDIA PVT. LTD.
BANGALORE.
+919035003471
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