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1 Global Forest Watch

2 Rate of Deforestation in an Hour Washington, DC

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

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5 Frontier Forests

6 TODAY

7 Central Africa Forests

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9 Central Africa Concessions No Data

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12 Cameroon in 1959

13 Cameroon in 1971

14 Cameroon in 1995

15 Cameroon in 1999

16 Global Forest Watch promotes transparency and accountability

17 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

18 Biggest Timber Companies in Canada

19 Fragmentation and Clearing

20 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

21 Global Forest Watch promotes accountability

22 Cameroon Illegal Licenses

23 1 in 5 Cases Stopped by an “Influential Person” Central and East Provinces, Cameroon

24 British Columbia Fines (in $CDN)

25 Canada First Nations Treaties & Settlements

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27 www.globalforestwatch.org

28 Where We Are

29 Where We Are Going

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

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33 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 ®

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

35 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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39 www.globalforestwatch.org The forests are now on line


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