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Initiatives · Overview · Forests · Publications & Maps · News United States: News
New Mapping Initiative Launched at World Summit
Johannesburg, South Africa, August 30, 2002 - At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Global Forest Watch launched the Pan-Boreal Mapping Initiative, a unique, groundbreaking effort to map the last remaining wildlands in the boreal, or northern, forest. This unique collaboration between non-governmental organizations and academic institutions in five countries is using high-resolution satellite images to establish how far into the boreal forest logging and other industrial developments have advanced. To date, the international community has not tracked the rate and extent of ecological change in boreal forests, which comprise one-third of the world's forest area. GFW presented a draft map of intact boreal forest landscapes at the Summit to bring international attention to the condition of these globally important forests. Preliminary findings show that across the boreal, from Canada to Russia, the southern part of boreal forest has been substantially affected by industrial-scale land use. This is especially true in Norway, Sweden, Finland, European Russia and the southern provinces of Canada. Almost no large intact forests remain here. This map is a provisional draft is geared towards soliciting wide input; an extensive independent peer review is planned for this fall. The preliminary results presented here are subject to change through the review process. To read more about this Initiative and to view the draft map, click here. Global Forest Watch U.S. Releases New Report on Low-Access Forests in North AmericaWashington, DC, April 3, 2002 - Global Forest Watch United States has published Low-Access Forests and Their Level of Protection in North America which looks at the remaining large tracts of relatively undisturbed forests and their level of protection at a continental scale. |
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