. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. French Guiana baseline and the estimate of change is based only on a model. The figure of 81,490 sq. km for total forest cover given in Table measured from Map is somewhat higher than the areas estimated by either ONF/DDE or FAO. This is proba- bly because the source map used here (see Map Legend) was published 15 years ago and it is highly likely thai the informa- tion shown on it is even older. The forests belong to the French State and are managed by ONF, which was established in French Guiana in 1966 (see Valeix and Ma
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. French Guiana baseline and the estimate of change is based only on a model. The figure of 81,490 sq. km for total forest cover given in Table measured from Map is somewhat higher than the areas estimated by either ONF/DDE or FAO. This is proba- bly because the source map used here (see Map Legend) was published 15 years ago and it is highly likely thai the informa- tion shown on it is even older. The forests belong to the French State and are managed by ONF, which was established in French Guiana in 1966 (see Valeix and Mauperain (1989) for history). ONF carries out for- est inventories, undertakes construction of forest roads and other management tasks, allocates logging permits and collects a minor stumpage fee. The various public subsidies for forest exploitation provide about 15 per cent of the income of the forest enterprises (ONF/DDE, 1991). Local subsidies promote the use of wood for construction. In spite of this, the majority of these enterprises are in financial difficulties. Subsidies are provided in order to develop the economy by supporting the timber processing industry, one of the few local economic activities. Logging permits are given only to enter- prises that are able to undertake at least a minimal degree of pro- cessing. Virtually no raw logs have been exported since 1983. Local sales of sawn timber are increasing, while sawlog exports are declining. Without government subsidies, exploitation of for- est resources would doubtless have evolved differently. Between 1986 and 1990, timber exports ranged from 9978 to 17,709 tonnes with a value of US$ to million, while imports varied from 692 to 3761 tonnes, worth between US$ and million (ONF/DDE, 1991). Exports have therefore exceeded imports by between 80 per cent and 412 per cent. Nevertheless, during this period, the quantity of sawn timber exported was always less than that consumed locally. Figure Map show
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