North and Central America

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South and Central America Environmental profile

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Forest Cover | Forest types | Breakdown of forest types | Change in Forest Cover | Primary forest | Forest designation | Disturbances affecting forest land | Protected areas | Biodiversity - Wildlife | Biodiversity - Plants | Value of forests | Production, trade and consumption of forest products | Environment | Land use / Resources | Economy | Population / Demographics | Infrastructure | Health | References | Books

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] North and Central America: Forest types Tropical (% forest area) 15% Subtropical (% forest area) 16% Temperate (% forest area) 29% Boreal/polar (% forest area) 40% [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] North and Central America: Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002 Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 159,041 Imports 0 Exports 0 Consumption 159,041 Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 615,136 Imports 14,180 Exports 15,956 Consumption 613,360 Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 152,281 Imports 41,369 Exports 42,242 Consumption 151,408 Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 57,534 Imports 20,580 Exports 14,249 Consumption 63,865 Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production 78,910 Imports 7,533 Exports 17,156 Consumption 69,287 Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production 106,463 Imports 21,757 Exports 22,738 Consumption 105,482 [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] North and Central America : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com