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purpose. Three locations, two in Chiapas and one in Oaxaca, were selected for test plantations. Seedlings from four
sources of Eucalyptus grandis, two sources of E. urophylla, and one source of Gmelina arborea were planted at each location.
INTRODUCTION
During the late 1980s and early 1990s in the southeastern border United States, demand for hardwood pulpwood was increasing and shortages were predicted in many locations. Hardwood stumpage prices were following a similar trend and reached the same level as pine in many locations. At the same time, Mexico enacted several constitutional and legislative reforms which significantly improved the business and social environment for foreign companies doing business within Mexico, and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was negotiated and approved. The convergence of all these factors enhanced Mexico's potential for becoming a strategic location for the development of a supplemental hardwood fiber supply for the southeastern United States.
In 1992, International Paper began investigating the potential of Mexico's tropical areas for fast-growing, commercial hardwood plantations. The initial investigations identified a number of areas with potential, and three test plots were established. This paper summarizes the two-year results from those test plots.
The body of this report, leaked to Indymedia by an anonymous
International Paper employee, has been removed at the request of Craig
Lenocker, co-author and Manager of International Forestry for IP. The
full text is still available at http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=101894
and http://mexico.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=1390.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge our Mexican counterparts: Dr. Aurelio Fierros, Ing. Victor Sosa, Sra., Maria Cintr
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