This study assesses the global gaps in forest conservation with reference to the target of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which calls for the effective conservation of "at least 10% of the world's forest types" by 2010 (decision VIII/15). The results are expected to guide forest conservation policies and planning at national and international levels. The study addresses four main tasks:

• Update of the 2000 UNEP-WCMC Global Forest Map (GFM) and forest types.
• Evaluation of the utility of WWF ecoregions as a means for tracking progress under the
10% target.
• Assessment of the progress made towards achieving the 10% target for forest protection based on the global forest types, the WWF ecoregion framework and Conservation International's conservation priority areas.
• Identification of global priority areas for forest conservation.

• Global Ecological Forest Classification and Forest Protected Area Gap Analysis(pdf, 1.9Mb)
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