Deforestation 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
Moxico and Uíge
have the highest level of forest exploitation for timber production.
References
- ^ "Angola Forest Information and Data". Mongabay. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- PMID 33293507.
- ^ "Angola with 60 million hectares of forests". Agencia Angola Press. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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