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BURKINA FASO
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Côte d'Ivoire Forest Figures
Forest Cover
Total forest area: 10,405,000 ha
% of land area: 32.7%
Primary forest cover: 625,000 ha
% of land area: 2.0%
% total forest area: 6.0%
Deforestation Rates, 2000-2005
Annual change in forest cover: 15,400 ha
Annual deforestation rate: 0.1%
Change in defor. rate since '90s: 43.8%
Total forest loss since 1990: 183,000 ha
Total forest loss since 1990:1.8%
Primary or "Old-growth" forests
Annual loss of primary forests: n/a
Annual deforestation rate: n/a
Change in deforestation rate since '90s: n/a
Primary forest loss since 1990: n/a
Primary forest loss since 1990:0.0%
Forest Classification
Public: 100%
Private: n/a
Other: n/a
Use
Production: 88.7%
Protection: 3.3%
Conservation: 7.8%
Social services: 0.2%
Multiple purpose: n/a
None or unknown: n/a
Forest Area Breakdown
Total area: 10,405,000 ha
Primary: 625,000 ha
Modified natural: 9,443,000 ha
Semi-natural: n/a
Production plantation: 337,000 ha
Production plantation: n/a
Plantations
Plantations, 2005: 337,000 ha
% of total forest cover: 3.2%
Annual change rate (00-05): 15,200,000 ha
Carbon storage
Above-ground biomass: 3,649 M t
Below-ground biomass: 365 M t
Area annually affected by
Fire: 21,000 ha
Insects: n/a
Diseases: n/a
Number of tree species in IUCN red list
Number of native tree species: n/a
Critically endangered: 1
Endangered: 4
Vulnerable: 49
Wood removal 2005
Industrial roundwood: 2,175,000 m3 o.b.
Wood fuel: 10,370,000 m3 o.b.
Value of forest products, 2005
Industrial roundwood: $298,577,000
Wood fuel: n/a
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs): n/a
Total Value: $298,577,000
More forest statistics for Côte d'Ivoire
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The forests of Burkina Faso are most directly threatened by the mining industry, which is especially damaging due
to archaic mining techniques, and by slash-and-burn agriculture and tree-cutting for fuelwood to sustain a rapidly
growing population.
Burkina Faso has no primary tropical forests and limited biodiversity. World Resources Institute notes 1,100 species of plants, 452 birds, and 147 mammals in the country.
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Last updated: 4 Feb 2006
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