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ANNEX 2.4 Change in extent of primary
forest 1990-2005|
Country
|
Area of primary forest x1000 ha |
% of forest
area 2005 |
Rate of Annual change |
|
1990
|
2000
|
2005
|
90-00
|
00-05
|
|
Africa
|
|
Ghana
|
353
|
353
|
353
|
6.4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kenya
|
742
|
716
|
704
|
20.0
|
-2,520
|
-2,400
|
|
Lesotho
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7.5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Malawi
|
1,727
|
1,330
|
1,132
|
33.3
|
-39,700
|
-39,600
|
|
Nigeria
|
1,556
|
736
|
326
|
2.9
|
-82,000
|
-82,000
|
|
Seychelles
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
5.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Americas
|
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|
Dominica
|
28
|
28
|
27
|
59.0
|
-86
|
-84
|
|
Grenada
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
16.0
|
-22
|
-23
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
6.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Belize
|
612
|
612
|
612
|
37.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Canada
|
165,424
|
165,424
|
165,424
|
53.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Guyana
|
-
|
9,314
|
9,314
|
61.7
|
-
|
0
|
|
South Asia
|
||||||
|
Bhutan
|
413
|
413
|
413
|
12.9
|
0
|
0
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
257
|
197
|
167
|
8.6
|
-6,000
|
-6,000
|
|
South-east Asia & Pacific
|
|
Australia
|
-
|
5,233
|
5,233
|
3.2
|
-
|
0
|
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
313
|
288
|
278
|
100
|
-2,500
|
-2,000
|
|
Fiji
|
895
|
894
|
894
|
89.4
|
-100
|
0
|
|
Malaysia
|
3,820
|
3,820
|
3,820
|
18.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Zealand
|
3,506
|
3,506
|
3,506
|
42.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
29,210
|
26,462
|
25,211
|
85.6
|
-274,800
|
-250,200
|
|
Samoa
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
-
|
0
| |
|
Singapore
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
Europe
|
|
Cyprus
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
12.6
|
0
|
0
|
a Forest of native species, in which there are no clearly visible indications of human activity and ecological processes are not significantly.
Countries with no primary forest, or with no records, omitted.
