YEREVAN. - According to official data, Armenia has exported 2 thousand cubic meters of processed and 15 thousand cubic meters of raw timber resources throughout 2010.

Deforestation for export purposes is a significant concern but the fact that volumes of timber export reduced in relation to previous years is positive. In 2011 the export proceeds. 98 cubic meters of processed timber have been exported in first quarter of current year. No data is available for raw timber export volume.