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Europe
6.6% of the forest zone area remains as
intact forest landscapes. IFL area - 350,000 km2.
Region contains less than 3% of the world's
IFL.
More than 90% of all IFL in the region
is controlled by Russia.
34 countries in the region have lost all
their intact forests, while 4 countries (Sweden, Finland,
Norway and Romania) retain less then 5% of their forest
areas remain as IFL.
15.5% of intact forest areas are located
in strictly protected areas.
Open forests and non-forest areas occupy
56% of IFL area in the region.
More than 92% of all IFL in the region
are in the boreal (taiga) forest biome.
Only 1% of IFL are in the temperate
broadleaf and mixed forests biome.
Countries with IFL
Countries without IFL
Albania,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Byelarus,
Croatia,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Hungary,
Ireland,
Italy,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Macedonia,
Republic
Moldova, Netherlands,
Poland,
Portugal,
Serbia
and Montenegro, Slovakia,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Ukraine,
United
Kingdom.
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