Fiji Timber Resources
By Chris Werch
Types Of Trees
Hardwood
- Oak
- Maple
- Ash
- Mahogany
Softwood
- Mangrove
- Pine
- Palm
Mahogany
- Expensive
- High quality
- Used in furniture
- Introduced in 1950
Mangrove
- Holds soil in place
- Can lives in water up to three feet deep
- Not harvested
Pine
- Used for paper
- Not as successful as mahogany
Area
- There is only 177 sq mi of mahogany plantation in Fiji
- There is only about 200 sq mi of other trees in Fiji
Problems
Import & Export
The import is larger than the export so they will steadily lose money until they fix the problem
Profit Percents
The largest percent of income they have is "unclassified transactions", which isn't good
Water
Witha growing number of people coming for the nice beaches and perfect weather the tourism industry will become a problem in upcoming years with due to a small amount of water
Industry
Harvesting
The first of the planted mahogany trees were ready to be harvested in 2010
Developing
The timber industry is struggling but it is on track to to be making money instead of losing money by 2020
Products
Mahogany is a very popular wood used in furniture but Fiji also sells lots of pine to paper companies
Bibliography
The International Timber Asociation
"Fiji - The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)." The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://www.itto.int/sfm_detail/id=12380000>.
Wikipedia
"Geography of Fiji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Fiji>.