Global Forest Watch

Rate of Deforestation in an Hour Washington, DC

Three Global Trends  Citizen Empowerment  Global Connectivity  New Partnerships  Citizen Empowerment  Global Connectivity  New Partnerships

Frontier Forests

TODAY

Central Africa Forests

Central Africa Concessions No Data

Cameroon in 1959

Cameroon in 1971

Cameroon in 1995

Cameroon in 1999

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Gabon Added Concessions Logging Concessions Logging concessions mapped by GFW Logging concessions mapped from other sources Land Cover Dense moist forest Secondary forest/rural complex Nonforest Water

Biggest Timber Companies in Canada

Fragmentation and Clearing

Ecological Limitations to Forestry in Canada Ecological Limitations No or slight ModerateSevereNonforest No data _____________________ Approximate commercial forest zone Protected areas (as recognized by World Wildlife Fund) Water

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Cameroon Illegal Licenses

1 in 5 Cases Stopped by an “Influential Person” Central and East Provinces, Cameroon

British Columbia Fines (in $CDN)

Canada First Nations Treaties & Settlements

Where We Are

Where We Are Going

Tracking Wood in Quebec’s Primary Forests Primary Forests Degraded Forests

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Prioritised Environmental Issues FY 00–03  Environmental adaptation of the range and product materials  Sustainable forestry  Environmental work among our suppliers  Goods transports  Meeting the customer  Environmental adaptation of the range and product materials  Sustainable forestry  Environmental work among our suppliers  Goods transports  Meeting the customer ®

Long Term Goals All wood based products within the IKEA range must originate from well managed forests, i.e. certified forests (FSC or equivalent). ®

Short Term Goals September 1st, 2000  Timber used in solid wood products must be produced in accordance to current forestry legislation.  The timber must not originate from virgin forests or other forests of high conservation value (if not certified according to FSC or equivalent).  Timber used in solid wood products must be produced in accordance to current forestry legislation.  The timber must not originate from virgin forests or other forests of high conservation value (if not certified according to FSC or equivalent). ®

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The forests are now on line