In addition to encouraging new plantations and the management of natural forests, these two programmes stimulate tree-growing in the framework of agroforestry systems. The records maintained by INAB and CONAP show that nearly half of the timber cut annually with authorization from these institutions is destined for industry, while the other half is used as fuel. In addition to this, illicitly harvested timber (illegal felling) is estimated to represent 30%-50% of the total volume harvested per year. Examples include xate leaves, chicle gum, allspice and Maya nut (nuez de ramori). In the departments of Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Alta and Baja Verapaz and El Progreso, especially in the El Rancho zone, its activities consist essentially of conifer processing.