TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Imperiled Riches—Threatened Rainforests
Tropical Hardwood Log Imports into Japan (units: cubic meters)
| Region |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
4-year total |
| Laos |
13,000 |
13,000 |
40,000 |
30,000 |
96,000 |
| Myanmar (Burma) |
13,000 |
76,000 |
22,000 |
17,000 |
128,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
309,000 |
346,000 |
338,000 |
381,000 |
1,374,000 |
| Sabah |
2,064,000 |
293,000 |
0 |
6,000 |
2,363,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
1,163,000 |
1,754,000 |
1,932,000 |
1,586,000 |
6,435,000 |
| Sarawak |
6,363,000 |
4,922,000 |
4,463,000 |
3,902,000 |
19,650,000 |
The decrease in timber taken from Sarawak and Sabah is directly the result of declining forest cover and increasing environmental regulation.
Continued: Economic Restructuring