Transboundary Diagnosis Analysis - Tables
 Demand and Supply of Wood - Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Supply of Cut Wood in the Project Area

Type of Forest

Available Surface Area (ha)

Available Volume (m3)*

Primary Forest

45,000

45,000

Secondary Forest

71,000

35,500

TOTAL

116,000

80,000

*Subject to sustainable use, estimated on the basis of a 20-year cycle and 20m3/ha cc. for primary forests and 10m3/ha cc. for secondary or sparse forests.
Source: MINAE(CR) and PAF(Nic)

Demand for Round Wood for Industrial Use in the Nicaraguan segment for the Basin

 

Industry/Product

Production (m3)

Demand for Cut Wood (m3 cc)

(%)

Sawnwood

90,000

200,000

80.5

Plywood

20,000

48,300

19.5

TOTAL

110,000

248,300

100.0

Demand for Round Wood for Industrial Use in the Costa Rican Segment of the Basin

 

Industry/Product

Production (m3)

Demand for Cut Wood (m3 cc)

(%)

Madera aserrada

428,100

890,000

86.4

Contrachapados

48,350

116,800

11.5

Chapa

9,900

18,000

1.8

Fósforos

1,950

4,500

0.2

Palillos

875

2,810

0.1

TOTAL

489,175

1,032,110

100.0

Note: The chipboard factory uses the waste from the sawmill.
Source: Project data from MIRENEM/MINAE.

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