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Table 495 (Pro., Agr., General)
Area of Forests  (1999 - 2004)
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Year                           Item	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Natural Forests
Closed Canopy Natural Forests
a. Forest Reserves	294,417	294,417	294,417	289,824	289,824	289,824
b. Proposed Reserves	272,705	272,705	272,705	252,540	252,540	252,540
c. Other States	571,291	571,291	571,291	503,927	503,927	503,924
Total	1,138,413	1,138,413	1,138,413	1,046,291	1,046,291	1,046,291
Sparse Forests	463,842	463,842	370,029	366,848	366,848	366,848
Mangroves	8,687	8,687	7,972	8,815	8,815	8,815
Total	472,529	472,529	378,001	375,663	375,663	375,663
Total Forest Area Under Forest Department	1,610,942	1,610,942	1,516,414	1,421,954	1,421,954	1,421,954
Forest Plantation (Man Made Forests)
1. Teak	46,892	31,700	31,700	31,700	31,700	31,700
2. Mahogany	7,740	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700	3,700
3. Eucalyptus + Acacia	26,097	28,275	28,275	28,275	28,275	28,275
4. Pines/Bamboo	20,597	16,440	16,440	16,440	16,440	16,440
5. Other Species	34,200	12,225	12,885	12,885	12,885	12,885
Total	135,526	92,340	93,000	93,000	93,000	93,000
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
Department of Forests
Revised:  2008(y)/06(m)/25(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka