How many people work in the forest sector?

How many people work in the forest sector?

205,000 people
The forest sector is an important part of Canada’s economy and is a key source of prosperity for people and communities from coast to coast. About 205,000 people work in the forest sector (2018), including approximately 12,000 Indigenous people (2016).

What percentage of people are forestry?

2017

What percent of Viet Nam is forest?

44.5%
FAO, 44.5% or about 13,797,000 ha of Viet Nam is forested, according to FAO. Of this 0.6% ( 80,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Viet Nam has 3,512,000 ha of planted forest.

How many people are employed in deforestation?

Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They help people thrive and survive by, for example, purifying water and air and providing people with jobs; some 13.2 million people across the world have a job in the forest sector and another 41 million have a job that is related to the sector.

How big is the forestry industry?

Forestry is a major industry in Canada, contributing over $24.6 billion in GDP to the economy in 2017. In the same year, over 209,940 people were directly employed by the forestry industry, contributing 1.1 percent of total employment.

What percentage of the world’s population rely on forest for their livelihoods?

Close to 1.6 billion people – more than 25% of the world’s population – rely on forest resources for their livelihoods and most of them (1.2 billion) use trees on farms to generate food and cash.

Which country has the highest rate of deforestation?

Nigeria
Nigeria. According to the FAO, Nigeria has the world’s highest deforestation rate of primary forests. It has lost more than half of its primary forest in the last five years.

Are there jungles in Vietnam?

The Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0141) covers the central eastern coast of Vietnam from the Red River delta in the north to Tam Kỳ in the center of the country. The region is one of wet evergreen forests, with rain over 50 mm in every month.

Are there forests in Vietnam?

The forests of Vietnam can be divided into two broad categories: evergreen forests, which include conifers, and deciduous forests. There are more than 1,500 species of woody plants in the country, ranging from commercially important hardwoods, such as ebony and teak, to palms, mangroves, and bamboos.

What are jobs in forestry?

Examples of the types of positions advertised here include:

• foresters and forest technicians / technologists.
• forest engineers.
• forest and land-use planners.
• senior forest industry managers.
• biologists, ecologists, watershed managers.
• GIS and geomatics specialists.
• academics and researchers.

Can Vietnam’s forestry sector meet the high demand for furniture-grade wood?

Globally, demand for wood products keeps rising. With more than 14 million hectares of forest, Vietnam’s forestry sector is well positioned to capitalize on the high demand for furniture-grade wood. But it can’t: in 2017, Vietnam had to import $2.5 billion of timber to meet the demand.

What are the different types of forest management in Vietnam?

The Land Law classifies forest as agricultural land, divided into three main types: production forest, protection forest, and special use forest (i.e., protected areas). Vietnam has a number of laws and regulations requiring sustainability in forest operations, including management plans.

What is the agriculture sector like in Vietnam?

The agriculture sector makes up one third of Vietnam’s continuously developing economy. In 2018, agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 14.68 percent of the country’s GDP. Within the Asia Pacific region, Vietnam’s growth of the agriculture sector was comparable to, for instance, Pakistan and Indonesia.

What is the forest protection and Development Law in Vietnam?

The Forest Protection and Development Law is the prevailing forestry policy in Vietnam. It lays out the management, protection, development, and use rules of Vietnam’s forests. It also defines forest owner’s rights and obligations as owners.