The FAO Forest Resources Assessment study for Zambia in 2005 concluded that the average annual deforestation rate for the country is 467, 368 hectares, or 4673 km2. What this means is that an area the size of the West Petauke Game Management Area is deforested every year.
13 km2 a day!
The most recent figure I heard, emanating from a Finnish study, stated that over the last 9 years, 26% of our forest was lost.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
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