Only certain plantation tree species may be exported: govt spokesman
Only certain species of trees grown in managed plantations may be exported, not all species, the government spokesman said last week. Eucalyptus and kathinnalong trees whose trunks measure 12 centimetres or less may be felled for export but trees with larger trunks must not be used for export, spokesman Dr Chaleun Yiapaoher told media last week. He reiterated that eucalyptus and kathinnalong are the only plantation species whose export is permissible, saying that other species grown in managed plantations, such as rosewood and maidu (dipterocarpus), may not be felled for export. Permission was given for the export of eucalyptus and kathinnalong after a temporary export suspension following Prime Ministerial Decree No. 15 issued in May, which prohibited the export of all types of unfinished products made from wood harvested from natural forests.
