Asia
Lao People's Democratic
Republic
Land area (CIA
Fact book) - 230,800 km2
Estimated population 2005 (CIA
Fact book) - 6,217,141
Total forest area 2000 (WRI)
- 125,610 km2
Natural forest area 2000 (WRI)
- 125,070 km2
Annual % forest cover change 1990-2000 (WRI)
- -0.4%
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Key Findings
Forest zone (zone of analysis) - 100%
country area
Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL) area - 8,808 km2
% of forest zone occupied by IFL - 3.9%
% world IFL located in country - 0.1%
% of IFL areas located in strict protected areas (WDPA)
- 0.3%
IFL forest density
assessment
% Closed forests, Open forests and Non-forest
ecosystems inside IFL and outside IFL
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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - Google Earth KMZ-file:
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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - ArcView SHP-file:
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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - TIFF-file:
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Authors
IFL map by: B. Musin (Biodiversity
Conservation Center, International Socio-Ecological
Union)
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