PART I THE SITUATION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOREST SECTOR Count Most reliable recent Annual change Annual change estimate 980-1990 Ref. year 158100 2000 230000166000 158000 Puerto rico 6410 2001 6500 6400 6400 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.5 Saint Lu 200 Saint Vincent and Grenadines 1991 7150 1991 9000 7200 Turks and Caicos islands 600 2360023600 2360 United States 197648 2001 263000260000 203000 United States Virgin Island 19 978 1577967 18500681703949 1526924 1.0 51 Australia 955277 1997 11500001050000 -0.9 955000 4246 4700 43000 37000 1.6 .9 Kiribati 1995 Marshall Islands Micronesia 1983 8500 Nauru 20250 1987 20500 20100 20000 New Zealand 22200 1996 2400 19900 3000 Northern Mariana Islands 5 5 Palau 4708 1985 4700 Papua New Guinea 464000 525000492000 425000 amod 199 Solomon islands 52500 1995 61200 55400 49500 1.1 Tokelau 1990 1300 1300 Tuvalu 1993 519 -2.1 Wallis and Futuna Island South america 2030330 1992 38016002202000 442 1974300 1.0 012376 991 26400001150000 5.6 1010000 -1.2 Colombia 379954 1996 440000 396600 354500 1.1 149688 1999 193000 French guiana 55000 55000 55000 55000 ns Guyana 80400 9100083400 76000 4791 7600 -0.6 1998 115000105600 96300 venezuela 250000 1986 260000 240000 230000 ite ti in the set where r cess thao m ption w os the tota pme the total mangrove area), the extrapolation to 2000 was based on the overall forest change rate as reported in FRA 2000 (FAO, 2001)applied to the latest reliable estimate. For detailed information on methodology, see FAO, 2002a; and FAO, 2002b. The reference year given for the regional totals of the most reliable recent estimates is the weighted average of all the countries reported9 SECTOR FOREST THE IN DEVELOPMENTS AND SITUATION THE I PART change Annual 2000 change Annual 1990 1980 recent reliable Most area/Country 2000–1990) ha (1990–1980) ha) (ha (estimate (%) (%) year. Ref) ha( 5.0 -000 158 8.2 -000 166 000 230 2000 100 158 Panama .s.n 400 6 2.0 -400 6 500 6 2001 410 6 Rico Puerto 6.0 -75 5.0 -80 84 1991 79 Nevis and Kitts Saint .s.n 200. s.n 200 200 2002 200 Lucia Saint 3.1 -45 3.1 -52 60 1991 51 Grenadines and Vincent Saint 8.0 -600 6 0.2 -200 7 000 9 1991 150 7 Tobago and Trinidad .s.n 600 23. s.n 600 23 600 23 1991 600 23 Islands Caicos and Turks 2.2 -000 203 1.0 -000 260 000 263 2001 648 197 States United .s.n 978. s.n 978 978 1991 978 Islands Virgin States United 0.1 -924 526 1 8.0 -949 703 1 068 850 1 1995 967 577 1 Oceania .s.n 50 2.0 -50 51 1976 52 Samoa American 9.0 -000 955 9.0 -000 050 1 000 150 1 1997 277 955 Australia 4.1 -000 37 9.0 -000 43 000 47 1991 464 42 Fiji 9.1 -60 6.1 -74 88 1993 70 Guam .s.n 250. s.n 260 260 1995 258 Kiribati .a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n Islands Marshall .s.n 500 8. s.n 500 8 500 8 1983 564 8 Micronesia .s.n 1 0.5 -1 2 1993 1 Nauru .s.n 000 20 2.0 -100 20 500 20 1987 250 20 Caledonia New 0.1 -900 19 8.0 -000 22 000 24 1996 200 22 Zealand New .s.n 000 3. s.n 000 3 000 3 1981 000 3 Niue .s.n 5. s.n 5 7 1984 7 Islands Mariana Northern .s.n 700 4. s.n 700 4 700 4 1985 708 4 Palau 4.1 -000 425 6.0 -000 492 000 525 1993 000 464 Guinea New Papua 4.2 -618 9.1 -809 000 1 1993 752 Samoa 1.1 -500 49 9.0 -400 55 200 61 1995 500 52 Islands Solomon .a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n Tokelau .s.n 300 1. s.n 300 1 300 1 1990 305 1 Tonga 0.2 -40 7.1 -50 60 1993 40 Tuvalu 6.2 -000 2 1.2 -700 2 400 3 1993 519 2 Vanuatu .a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n. a.n Islands Futuna and Wallis 0.1 -300 974 1 2.4 -000 202 2 600 801 3 1992 330 030 2 America South 2.1 -000 010 1 6.5 -000 150 1 000 640 2 1991 376 012 1 Brazil 1.1 -500 354 0.1 -600 396 000 440 1996 954 379 Colombia 1.1 -800 147 4.1 -400 166 000 193 1999 688 149 Ecuador .s.n 000 55. s.n 000 55 000 55 1980 000 55 Guiana French 9.0 -000 76 8.0 -400 83 000 91 1994 400 80 Guyana 6.0 -700 4 4.3 -000 5 600 7 1992 791 4 Peru 9.0 -300 96 8.0 -600 105 000 115 1998 121 98 Suriname 4.0 -000 230 8.0 -000 240 000 260 1986 000 250 Venezuela .available not. = a.n .significant not. = s.n Where. 2000 to extrapolated country each for time over estimates existing of analysis regression on based are estimates 2000 and 1990, 1980 The: Notes to assumed was area the), area mangrove total the of percent 1 than less (years 30 last the within estimate one only. e.i, available was information insufficient mangrove total the of percent 5 about (unavailable was information recent Where. otherwise indicated information qualitative unless constant remained have .estimate reliable latest the to applied) 2001, FAO (2000 FRA in reported as rate change forest overall the on based was 2000 to extrapolation the), area .2002b, FAO and; 2002a, FAO see, methodology on information detailed For .reported countries the all of average weighted the is estimates recent reliable most the of totals regional the for given year reference The .mangroves/forestry/org.fao.www at Internet the on available are sets data primary All