Animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete

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Most reports of forest cover and deforestation in tropical nations, said study co-author Warren Cohen of the OSU College of Forestry, fail to make a distinction between primary forest – essentially, untouched original forest – and disturbed forest: that which has been selectively logged, or has regrown after having been clear-cut.

“Our findings point to the need for better reporting of forest cover data of relevance to biodiversity, instead of ‘total forest’ as defined by 10 percent tree canopy coverage by the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization,” he said. “Expanded detection and monitoring of primary forest globally will improve the efficiency of conservation measures inside and outside of protected areas.”