Map Of Us Forests

Sierra madre occidental pine oak forests.

Map of us forests. Tools close the tools menu. World s forest cover density 2010 fao 2. Provide feedback in a 1 minute survey. A detailed world map of forest extent and change 2000 2012 is published at the website of the university of maryland here.

Deforestation in new zealand over the last centuries. Long term perspective on forest cover. Africa s forest cover is estimated at 650 million hectares or 17 percent of the world s forests. Select a state and or forest and click go.

Sierra madre oriental pine oak forests. Changes in forest cover by world region. Global forest cover change. Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests.

Global forest cover change over the last centuries. The major forest types are dry tropical forests in the sahel eastern and southern africa moist tropical forests in western and central africa subtropical forest and woodlands in northern africa and mangroves in coastal zones of the southern tip. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. Prior to the arrival of european americans about one half of the united states land area was forest about 1 023 000 000 acres 4 140 000 km 2 estimated in 1630 recently the forest service reported total forestation as 766 000 000 acres 3 100 000 km 2 in 2012.

Deforestation in the united states is an ongoing process in the united states. Fao sees enormous challenges reflecting the larger constraints of low income weak policies and inadequately developed institutions in africa. Feedback 0. The majority of.

Sierra madre occidental pine oak forests. The four maps show the changing vegetation. Like deforestation in the rest of the world it is a complex environmental issue caused by both social and economic pressures. Search close the search menu.

List of ecoregions in the united states wwf jump to navigation jump to search this is a list of terrestrial ecoregions of the 50 united. Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests. Long term perspective on forest cover.