The world's forests, decades of loss and change / cartography, Matthew W. Chwastyk and Christina Shintani ; map edit, Scott Zillmer ; GIS and data analysis, Theodore Sickley and Yanli Gong ; design, Elaine Bradley ; editor, Martin Gamache.

"The majority of Earth's biodiversity on land--including more than 70,000 species of trees--can be found in forests. Yet only 18 percent of these tracts are in legally protected areas such as national parks. In the past two decades alone, large intact forest around the world shrank by 12 percent, lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Geographic Partners (U.S.) (Issuing body)
National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Distributor)
Other Authors: Chwastyk, Matthew W. (Cartographer)
Shintani, Christina (Cartographer)
Zillmer, Scott (Editor)
Gamache, Martin (Editor)
Sickley, Theodore A.
Gong, Yanli
Bradley, Elaine (Designer)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Partners, LLC, 2022.
Subjects:
Forests and forestry > Maps.
Rain forests > Maps.
Cloud forests > Maps.
Vegetation mapping > Maps.
Ecological succession > Maps.
Biotic communities > Maps.
Phytogeography > Maps.
Biogeography > Maps.
World maps.
Forêts pluviales.
Forêts nuageuses.
Cartographie de la végétation.
Succession écologique.
Phytogéographie.
Biogéographie.
Cartes du monde.
Rainforests.
Biogeography.
Biotic communities.
Cloud forests.
Ecological succession.
Forests and forestry.
Phytogeography.
Rain forests.
Vegetation mapping.
Thematic maps.
Maps.
Genre:
Maps.
World maps.
Thematic maps.
Physical Description:1 map : color ; 40 x 74 cm, on sheet 52 x 79 cm, folded to 13 x 20 cm
Cartographic Data:Scale 1:38,000,000 ;
Wagner VII projection (equal area)
(W 180°00ʹ00ʺ--E 180°00ʹ00ʺ/N 85°00ʹ00ʺ--S 60°00ʹ00ʺ).
Format: Map

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