STATE OF THE RAINFOREST 2014
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Agriculture (until present)
Pasture (until present)
Mining, (Mostly exploration; future threats)
Source: IBGE online mapping tool, accessed August 2014
B
RAZIL
B
OLIVIA
P
ERU
C
OLOMBIA
V
ENEZUELA
S
URINAME
G
UYANA
F
RENCH
G
UIANA
Source: Margono B.A., et al., Primary forest cover loss in Indonesia over 2000-2012.
Nature Climate Change 2014, WRI, Global Forest Watch, accessed August 2014
Java Sea
South China Sea
Celebes Sea
Molucca Sea
S
UMATRA
J
AVA
B
ORNEO
L
ESSER
S
UNDA
I
SLANDS
N
EW
G
UINEA
P H I L I P P I N E S
M A L A Y S I A
I N D O N E S I A
M
OLUCCAS
Logging concession
Oil palm concessions
D
EMOCRATIC
R
EPUBLIC
OF
THE
C
ONGO
R
EPUBLIC
OF
C
ONGO
A
NGOLA
C
AMEROON
G
ABON
Concessions
Oil, exploration
Logging
Annual artisanal logging
Mining, exploitation
Mining, exploration
Sources: MOABI DRC, accessed August
2014; Ministère des Mines de la RDC, 2010
What threatens the rainforest?
Brazilian Amazon: Historic deforestation and today’s threats
Indonesia: Logging and palm oil concessions
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Extractive industries
