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Deforestation in Angola
Conversion of forest to non-forest for human use in Angola
Annually, Angola loses about 124,800 hectares or 0.20% per year. In 1990–2010, the country had lost about 2,496,000 hectares or 4.1% in total.[1]
Angola had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 8.35/10, ranking it 23rd globally out of 172 countries.[2]
History
Angola did the first inventory of its forest in 2008 with 199 samples.[3]
Region
The provinces of Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Moxico and Uíge have the highest level of forest exploitation for timber production.
References
- ^ "Angola Forest Information and Data". Mongabay. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Grantham, H. S.; Duncan, A.; Evans, T. D.; Jones, K. R.; Beyer, H. L.; Schuster, R.; Walston, J.; Ray, J. C.; Robinson, J. G.; Callow, M.; Clements, T.; Costa, H. M.; DeGemmis, A.; Elsen, P. R.; Ervin, J.; Franco, P.; Goldman, E.; Goetz, S.; Hansen, A.; Hofsvang, E.; Jantz, P.; Jupiter, S.; Kang, A.; Langhammer, P.; Laurance, W. F.; Lieberman, S.; Linkie, M.; Malhi, Y.; Maxwell, S.; Mendez, M.; Mittermeier, R.; Murray, N. J.; Possingham, H.; Radachowsky, J.; Saatchi, S.; Samper, C.; Silverman, J.; Shapiro, A.; Strassburg, B.; Stevens, T.; Stokes, E.; Taylor, R.; Tear, T.; Tizard, R.; Venter, O.; Visconti, P.; Wang, S.; Watson, J. E. M. (2020). "Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity - Supplementary Material". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 5978. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7723057. PMID 33293507.
- ^ "Angola with 60 million hectares of forests". Agencia Angola Press. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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