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- Transportation: Transportation of logs in Kenya is done using tractors, lorries,
trucks and trains while in Canada, it is done using mobile cable steel bars, skiing on ice-covered ground and also floating down rivers.
- Harvesting: In Canada, cheap harvesting is done through clear cutting while in Kenya it is done
through selective logging.
In Canada logging is done during winter and early summer while in Kenya, it takes place throughout the year.In both commercial logging is mechanised
- Distribution: In Kenya, softwood forests are found mainly in the highlands while in Canada they
are found both in highland and lowland areas.In Kenya softwood forests cover a small percentage of the total land area while in Canada they cover large tracts of land.
- Climate: In Canada, due to low temperatures, softwood tree species take many years to mature
while in Kenya, moderate to high temperature encourages faster growth and maturity to take short time/few years.
Kavungya answered the question on May 28, 2019 at 06:45
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