Volumes of wood harvested in Europe’s forests remain considerably below increment, so the amount of wood in forests continues to increase. Harvesting of wood increased steadily from 1995 to 2005. Some 80 to 90 percent of forests are available for wood supply in most regions, but only about 40 percent in eastern Europe. The figure below shows the annual trend of roundwood removals for the pan-European sub-regions from 1990 to 2005.
Forests provide a wide variety of goods and services other than wood. The economic value of non-wood goods and services provided by forests is increasing, but often they are not marketed. In some European regions, non-wood goods and services provide more revenue than wood sales.
Nearly all European forests are covered by plans for their long term management.
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