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The Top 5 Countries with the Highest Risk of Losing their Remaining Frontier Forest
| Country | Percent of Original Frontier Forest Lost | Percent of current Frontier Forest Threatened | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 99% | 100% |
| 2 | Finland | 99% | 100% |
| 3 | Vietnam | 98% | 100% |
| 4 | Guatemala | 98% | 100% |
| 5 | Sweden | 97% | 100% |
Special Report
- Seventy-six countries have lost all of their frontier forests.
- Only seven countries still have a large proportion of their original forest cover remaining in an unthreatened state.
- 40% of the forests on Earth qualify as frontier forests
- 70% of the world's remaining frontier forests are in Russia, Canada and Brazil.
- 39% of Earth's remaining frontier forest is threatened by logging, agricultural clearing and other human activities.
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Threatened & Endangered Species, Forests & Trees, The Environment, Deforestation Statistics
Sources: World Resources Institute
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Sources: World Resources Institute
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