Deforestation in Angola

Annually, Angola loses about 124,800 hectares or 0.20% per year. In 1990-2010, the country had lost about 2,496,000 hectares or 4.1% in total.[1]

History

Angola did the first inventory of its forest in 2008 with 199 samples.[2]

Region

The provinces of Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Moxico and Uíge have the highest level of forest exploitation for timber production.

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See also

References
  1. "Angola Forest Information and Data". Mongabay. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Angola with 60 million hectares of forests". Agencia Angola Press. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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