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Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands-- Trinidad and Tobago

Forest Area and ChangeTrinidad

and Tobago

Central

America &

Caribbean World

Total forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 259 78,737 3,869,455

Natural forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 244 76,556 3,682,722

Plantations area, 2000 (000 ha) 15 1,295 186,733

Total dryland area, 1950-1981 (000 ha) {a} 21 138,063 5,059,984Change in forest area:

Total, 1990-2000 -8% -11% -2%

Natural, 1990-2000 X -11% -4%

Plantations, 1990-2000 X 0% 3%

Original forest {b} as a percent oftotal land area {c} 93% 67% 48%

Forest area in 2000 as a percent of

total land area {c} 50% 29% 29%

Forest Area by Crown Cover (000 ha), 2000

Area of forest with crown cover:

Greater than 10% 466 175,478 6,537,209Greater than 25% 409 134,045 4,842,071

Greater than 50% 309 72,537 3,143,720

Greater than 75% 229 38,012 1,945,916

Ecosystem Areas by TypeTotal land area 513 271,325 13,328,979

Percent of total land area covered by:

Forests 68% 34% 24%

Shrublands, savanna, and grasslands 2% 41% 37%Cropland and crop/natural vegetation

mosaic 27% 22% 20%

Urban and built-up areas 1.6% 0.1% 0.2%

Sparse or barren vegetation; snow and ice 0% 1% 16%

Wetlands and water bodies 2% 3% 3%

Forests certified through the Forest Stewardship CouncilNatural forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 860,225 11,457,393

Plantations, 2002 (hectares) 0 47,335 3,324,996Mixed forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 125,342 11,461,154

Note: Crown cover data are gathered using dif ferent methodologies than the forest area calculated above. The

two estimates may differ substantially.

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Ecosystem Areas by Type, Trinidad and Tobago,

1992-93

2%

2%0%

67%

27%

2%

forests

shrublands, savanna, andgrasslands

cropland and crop/naturalvegetation mosaic

urban and built-up areas

sparse or barrenvegetation; snow and ice

wetlands and water bodies

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Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands-- Trinidad and Tobago

Forest ProtectionTrinidad

and Tobago

Central

America &

Caribbean World

Percent of forests protected:

Tropical forest, 1990s 7.0% 12.0% 9.0%Nontropical forest, 1990s X 3.1% 6.0%

Sparse trees and parkland, 1990s X 1.3% 5.5%

Number of tree species threatened, 1990s 1 X 5,904

Wood Production and TradeAnnual roundwood production:

Total, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) 71 68,541 3,261,621

Fuel, 1996-1998 (000 meters

3

) 2,559 59,230 1,739,504Industrial, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) 61 11,743 1,522,116

Wood-based panels, 1996-1998

(000 meters3) X 715 151,390

Paper and paperboard, 1996-1998

(thousand metric tons) X 4,163 313,206

Recovered paper, 1996-1998

(thousand metric tons) 0 1,096 126,404

Average value of trade in forest products {d}:

Imports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) 72,628 2,445,684 142,932,629Exports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) 740 489,628 135,313,009

Forest product exports as a percent of thetotal value of all exports, 1997 X 0.3% 2.0%

Other Resources:Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization

of the United Nations, Forestry Sector:

http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?subj=5&iso3=TTO

Footnotes:

a. Areas are presented as long-term average covering the years from 1950 to 1981.

b. Original forest refers to estimated forest cover about 8,000 years ago assuming current climatic conditions.

c. "Forest area in 2000 as a percent of total land area" and "Original forest as a percent of total land area" are not directly comparable; data are from two different sources.

d. Includes trade in industrial roundwood, wood fuel, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, paper and paperboard, recovered paper, chips, particles, & wood residues.

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Average Paper Consumption per Capita, 2000

Forest Products Production, Trinidad and Tobago, 1961-2001

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