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Forest utilisation rate in 2005 (annual increment in growing stock as a percentage of annual felling) for countries in the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE)

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Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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This map shows the forest utilisation rate in 2005 (annual increment in growing stock as a percentage of annual felling) for countries in the MCPFE

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Last upload:: 01 Jul 2011
Temporal coverage:: 2005
Tags:: soer2010 , biodiversity , climate , synthesis , protection of forests , forests
Geographic coverage:: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom
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The ratio of felling to increment is relatively stable at around 60 %, being higher than 80 % only in Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic and Sweden.
The utilisation rate varies considerebly between countries, byt remains generelly below the sustainable limit of 100 % (EEA, 2009).

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