Deforestation in Angola explained

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]

Angola had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 8.35/10, ranking it 23rd globally out of 172 countries.^[2]

History

Angola did the first inventory of its forest in 2008 with 199 samples.^[3]

Region

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angola Forest Information and Data. Mongabay. 25 March 2020.
2. Grantham. H. S.. Duncan. A.. Evans. T. D.. Jones. K. R.. Beyer. H. L.. Schuster. R.. Walston. J.. Ray. J. C.. Robinson. J. G.. Callow. M.. Clements. T.. Costa. H. M.. DeGemmis. A.. Elsen. P. R.. Ervin. J.. Franco. P.. Goldman. E.. Goetz. S.. Hansen. A.. Hofsvang. E.. Jantz. P.. Jupiter. S.. Kang. A.. Langhammer. P.. Laurance. W. F.. Lieberman. S.. Linkie. M.. Malhi. Y.. Maxwell. S.. Mendez. M.. Mittermeier. R.. Murray. N. J.. Possingham. H.. Radachowsky. J.. Saatchi. S.. Samper. C.. Silverman. J.. Shapiro. A.. Strassburg. B.. Stevens. T.. Stokes. E.. Taylor. R.. Tear. T.. Tizard. R.. Venter. O.. Visconti. P.. Wang. S.. Watson. J. E. M.. Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity - Supplementary Material. Nature Communications. 11. 1. 2020. 5978. 2041-1723. 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3. 33293507. 7723057.
3. Web site: 14 February 2017. Angola with 60 million hectares of forests. Agencia Angola Press. 25 March 2020.