Global Forest Watch

Growth of the Internet and other technologies New partnerships between businesses and environmental groups Citizens’ Groups

Frontier Forests 8,000 Years Ago

Frontier Forests Today

Low or no threat Medium or high threat Non frontier forests Unassessed for threat North American Frontiers

A First Look at Logging in Gabon Canada’s Forests at a Crossroads: An Assessment in the Year 2000 An Overview of Logging in Cameroon

Central Africa Forests

No Data Central Africa Concessions

Cameroon in 1959

Cameroon in 1971

Cameroon in 1995

Today, 80% of Cameroon’s Unprotected Forests are in Logging Areas or Concessions Cameroon in 1999

Global Forest Watch promotes transparency and accountability.

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

Largest Timber Companies in Canada

Canada’s Original Forest Cover

Canada’s Converted Forests

Canada’s Fragmented and Cleared Forests

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

Global Forest Watch promotes accountability.

Of the logging concessions active in 1997–98... Logging Concessions in Cameroon

20 licenses allocated under the old system were operating illegally... Cameroon Illegal Licenses

… and the legality of the allocation of 23 concessions under the new system is in question Cameroon Illegal Licenses

Global Forest Watch Finding Central and East Provinces, Cameroon 1 in 5 Cases Stopped by an “Influential Person” 13 — “intervention of an influential person” 11 — no proof 39 — other reasons

British Columbia Fines (in $CDN)

Canada First Nations Treaties & Settlements

Tracking Wood in Quebec’s Primary Forests

Who’s Using Global Forest Watch’s Information? y Non-governmental organizations y Governments y Wood products industries y Technology groups

Where Global Forest Watch Is

Where Global Forest Watch Is Going

How Global Forest Watch Will Make a Difference y Early Warning Monitoring y Disseminate information y Combine people and technology

The forests are on-line.