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Africa
11.7% of the forest zone area remains
as intact forest landscapes. IFL area - 1,000,000 km2.
Region contains 8% of the world's IFL.
More than 93% of all IFL in the region
is controlled by Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Gabon and Cameroon.
23 countries in the region have lost all
their intact forests, while 10 countries (Madagascar,
Liberia, Tanzania, Cote d'Ivoire, Central African Republic,
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola, Uganda and Zambia) retain
less then 10% of their forest areas as IFL.
8.7% of intact forest areas are located
in strictly protected areas.
More then 93% of all IFL in the region
are part of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf
forest biome.
Less than 1% of tropical savanna and woodland
biomes remain as IFL.
Countries with IFL
Countries without IFL
Algeria,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Chad,
Comoros,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mali,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Rwanda,
Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Sierra
Leone, Somalia,
South
Africa, Sudan,
Swaziland,
Togo,
Tunisia,
Zimbabwe.
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