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The Top 5 Countries with the Best Chances of Keeping Their Original Frontier Forest
Country
Percent of Original Frontier Forest Lost
Percent of current Frontier Forest Threatened
1
Brazil
58%
48%
2
Venezuela
41%
37%
3
Russia
71%
19%
4
Colombia
64%
19%
5
Canada
42%
21%
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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.
Tags:
Threatened & Endangered Species
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Forests & Trees
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The Environment
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Deforestation Statistics
Sources:
World Resources Institute
List Notes:
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