continents

KEY FINDINGS

Continent data

Comparative statistics

Continent	% IFLin forest zone (level of disturbance)	% Continents IFL of World IFL (what is the continent's role in IFL protection)	% Strict protected IFL of all IFL (the level of IFL conservation)
Africa	11.8	8	8.7
Asia	20.1	23.6	6.2
Australia and Pacific	24.3	2.7	8.8
Europe	6.6	2.7	15.5
North America	34	28.6	7
South America	33.6	34.4	8.8

IFL area by continent

IFL size assessment

Continent	% IFL area within each Patch size strata (th. km²)
Continent	0.5-1	1 -10	10 - 100	> 100
Africa	7.1	45.6	47.3	0
Asia	6.8	39.6	53.6	0
Australia and Pacific	16.1	67.6	16.2	0
Europe	3.7	29.3	67.1	0
North America	3.0	16.2	24.6	56.3
South America	3.0	20.9	33.9	42.1

IFL forest density assessment

% of closed forests, open forests and non-forest ecosystems
inside IFL (a) and outside IFL (b) by continent