Table 2 Total core and degraded forest types for 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015, with percent of total forest area. Forest gain is included to the 2015 forest cover
From: Using fragmentation to assess degradation of forest edges in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fragmentation class | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Km2 | % of forest | Km2 | % of forest | Km2 | % of forest | Km2 | % of forest | |
Core | 827,824 | 79.4 | 814,319 | 78.4 | 798,604 | 77.4 | 775,755 | 75.9 |
Inner edge | 81,785 | 7.8 | 90,946 | 8.8 | 98,170 | 9.5 | 108,012 | 10.6 |
Outer edge | 97,399 | 9.3 | 97,483 | 9.4 | 97,953 | 9.5 | 98,675 | 9.7 |
Patch forest | 35,156 | 3.4 | 35,584 | 3.4 | 36,629 | 3.6 | 39,006 | 3.8 |
Total forest | 1,042,164 | Â | 1,038,332 | Â | 1,031,356 | Â | 1,021,447 | Â |