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Figure 2: World's largest industrial producers of roundwood
in 2013
Figure 3: Total forest revenues as a percentage of forest
management costs
industry. In 2010, the forestry sector employed approximately 1.1
million people or 1 per cent of the workforce,
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but in recent years
employment in the sector has decreased by a factor of seven.
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Forests provide crucial habitats, livelihoods for local people,
vital ecosystem services and aesthetic benefits that enrich
people’s lives. Yet Russian forests are in peril as a result of
illegal forestry practices and the weak rule of law. This analytical
report gathers the best available information on the extent of
illegal logging activities in Russian forests, and their economic
and ecological impacts.
Graph by Manana Kurtubadze, GRID-Arendal, 2015.
Source: FAOSTAT.
USA
16.9%
Russian
Federation
10.4%
China
9.7%
Brazil
8.6%
Canada
8.4%
Sweden 3.6%
Indonesia 3.6%
India 2.9%
Finland 2.8%
Germany 2.4%
Other countries
30.7%
1.11$
0.91$
0.89$
1.61$
1.55$
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
74.2%
64.1%
75.9%
51.3% 49.7%
Public authority costs for forest management, billion USD
Total forest revenues of the costs of forest management, %
Graph by Manana Kurtubadze, GRID-Arendal, 2015.
Source: Rosleshoz
.