ZAMBIA Despite numerous parks which protect more than 40 percent of the country, Zambia has serious problems with poaching—which has dramatically reduced elephant and rhino populations—and deforestation. Forest loss is mostly the by-product of widespread slash-and-burn agriculture, and primary tropical forests have disappeared from the country.

The hardwood forests of the Western grasslands are in much better shape, but logging is on the rise.

Zambia is home to nearly 4,800 species of plants, 770 birds, 233 mammals, 143 reptiles, and 57 amphibians.

Suggested reading - Books

• The Bradt Travel Guide for Zambia
• Lonely Planet Zambia

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Zambia Conservation
Zambia Forests
WCS Zambia
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FAO-Forestry Profile World Resources PDF


Last updated: 4 Feb 2006