Trend of Timber Trade and Possibility of Introducing the Timber Certification System in Japan

1)工业圆木的生产量自1990年代初以来一直在减少。2）锯材和胶合板的出口比例自1980年代中期以来逐渐增加。3）1993年由环保团体成立的森林管理理事会。木材认证制度从1993年开始发展。4）1999年1月在东京对100人进行了关于房屋建造的问卷调查。因此，很明显，他们对房子的质量非常关注。

1) The production volume of industrial roundwood has been decreasing since the beginning of the 1990s.2) The export ratio of sawnwood and plywood has increased gradually since the middle of the 1980s.3) Forest Steward Council established by environmentalist group in 1993. The timber certification system has developed since 1993.4) The questionaire about house building was conducted on 100 people in Tokyo in January of 1999. As a result, it became clear that their concern on the quality of the house was very high.