Table 3


Regions of the world distributed among seven categories of combinations for the forest:people ratio and the percentage of forest under protection, using only low, medium or high figure categories. For example, Russia has a high forest:people ratio and a low percentage forest protection.

 

Category

Region

Low, Low

Far East, Middle East

Low, Medium

Continental S and SE Asia

Low, High

Caribbean

Medium, Medium

Africa, Central America, Europe

Medium, High

Insular SE Asia

High, Low

Russia

High, Medium

Australasia, North America, South America

 

 



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