Sustainability: US South Forests

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SUSTAINABILITY:US SOUTH FORESTS

PREPARED FOR:USIPA CONFERENCE 2012

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US SOUTH FORESTRY

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State Acres

(millions) Ha

(millions) Alabama (AL) 23.0 9.3 Arkansas (AR) 18.7 7.6 Florida (FL) 16.0 6.5 Georgia (GA) 24.3 9.8 Louisiana (LA) 14.0 5.7 Mississippi (MS) 19.8 8.0 North Carolina (NC) 18.6 7.5 Oklahoma (OK) 9.2 3.7 South Carolina (SC) 13.1 5.3 Tennessee (TN) 13.9 5.6 Texas (TX) 13.2 5.3 Virginia (VA) 15.7 6.4 Totals 199.5 80.7

US SOUTH – FORESTED AREA

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EU EQUIVALENT – FORESTED AREA

United Kingdom 3 OklahomaItaly 9 AlabamaGermany 11 South Carolina + TennesseeFrance 16 Florida + GeorgiaSpain 18 Louisiana + Virginia + LouisianaFinland 22 Arkansas + Mississippi + North CarolinaSweden 28 Other EU 49 EU-27 156.0

Roughly the Equivalent of: Country and Area (Million Ha)

+ Texas

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US SOUTH - PRODUCTION

StateAlabama 39 Arkansas 25 Florida 15 Georgia 40 Louisiana 26 Mississippi 30 North Carolina 27 Oklahoma 3 South Carolina 25 Tennessee 11 Texas 21 Virginia 15 Total 278 83%

EU-27 336

Removals (million cubic meters)

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US SOUTH – RELATIVE PRODUCTIVITY

UK+EU-27 USArea 156.0 81.0 52%Production 336.0 278.0 83%Productivity 2.2 3.4 37%

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VOLUME & HECTARES BY OWNERSHIP

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NIPF – INDIVIDUAL OWNERS

State Estimated Individuals

Estimated Acres

(millions)

ATFS Tree Farm Acres (millions)

ATFS Tree Farms

Alabama (AL) 368,000 16.6 3.09 2,657 Arkansas (AR) 204,933 9.2 1.20 2,701 Florida (FL) 300,000 8.0 1.10 1,136 Georgia (GA) 650,000 17.1 2.98 2,737 Louisiana (LA) 148,000 11.3 1.61 1,823 Mississippi (MS) 350,000 13.9 1.90 3,900.0 North Carolina (NC) 500,000 14.7 0.30 930 Oklahoma (OK) 70,500 7.4 0.10 132 South Carolina (SC) 174,667 11.5 1.33 2,137 Tennessee (TN) 246,667 11.1 0.20 499 Texas (TX) 185,220 8.3 0.80 2,371 Virginia (VA) 230,267 10.4 0.94 1,953 Totals 3,428,253 139.5 15.55 22,976

NIPF

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INVENTORY(M3)/REMOVALS (%) BY

AGE-CLASS

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INVENTORY(M3)/REMOVALS (%) BY AGE-CLASS PRIVATE OWNER

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GROWTH TO REMOVALS

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US SOUTH PORTS

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US SOUTH FOREST FACTS

111 years of responsible production forestry

Current positive growth-to-removal ratios in most natural wood basins • Two wood basins in the path of Hurricane Katrina are

recovering• Hardwood and softwood species

Vast majority of the standing timber owned by individuals – approximately 139 of 199 million acres and a scant few of those acres are certified.

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US SOUTH FOREST FACTS

Average private tract size = 28 – 45 acres

Many different ownership objectives among them are:• Recreation/Hunting• Income/Savings/Affordable hedge • Average harvest tract size is 50 – 1000 acres.

Natural regeneration is common with NIPFs

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US SOUTH FOREST FACTS

Steep hill to climb to increase certification from current rates*:• SFI 10%• ATFS 7%• FSC 1%

Little economic incentive for the majority of owners to seek certification

*Southern Group of State Foresters

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US SOUTH FOREST FACTS

Strong personal property protections

Clear titles and a robust judiciary for owner rights

Strong mandatory and voluntary Best (Harvest) Management Practices • Protect air, water and soil • Above 95% compliance rates in all states as reported by

independent auditors

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US SOUTH FOREST FACTS

Majority of the harvest crews hold SFI logger certifications

Strong national protections for endangered species enforced by United States Fish & Wildlife Service

United States Forest Service tracking US Forest inventory, growth/removal rates

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