Transboundary Diagnosis Analysis - Tables Demand and Supply of Wood - Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Supply of Cut Wood in the Project Area
Demand for Round Wood for Industrial Use in the Nicaraguan segment for the Basin
Demand for Round Wood for Industrial Use in the Costa Rican Segment of the Basin
Type of Forest
Available Surface Area (ha)
Available Volume (m3)*
Primary Forest
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)
Industry/Product
Production (m3)
Demand for Cut Wood (m3 cc)
(%)
Sawnwood
90,000
200,000
80.5
Plywood
20,000
48,300
19.5
110,000
248,300
100.0
Madera aserrada
428,100
890,000
86.4
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
489,175
1,032,110
Note: The chipboard factory uses the waste from the sawmill. Source: Project data from MIRENEM/MINAE.
Tables:
Threats to Biodiversity
Physical Characteristics of Lake Nicaragua
Levels of Pesticides in the Sediment on the Floor of Lake Nicaragua
Results of Analysis of the Water in the San Juan River Subsystem
Main Crops and Agricultural Chemicals used in the Project Area
Estimate of the polluting potential of Human Settlements
Threats to Biodiversity and specific Recommendations
Scientific Name, common name and family of some amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds present in the CRSJ
Protected Areas in the Basin and their main permitted uses
Protected Areas of Costa Rica in the San Juan River Basin
Protected Areas of Nicaragua in the San Juan River Basin
Supply of Wood in the Protected Area
Demand for Round Wood for Industrial Use in the Nicaraguan Segment of the Basin
Demand or Round Wood for industrial use in the Costa Rica Segment of the Basin
Installed Capacity actually used in the Timber industry in Nicaragua - 1994
Installed Capacity and real production of the Timber industry in Costa Rica
Annual Supply of Timber from the natural forest in Nicaragua subject to sustainable use
Annual supply of Timber from natural forests in Costa Rica subject to sustainable use
Types of Forest in the Protect Area
Characteristics of the Aquifers located in the study area
Social Indicators for the Costa Rican segment of the Basin
Social Indicators for the Nicaraguan segment of the Basin