Evaluation of the Forest Resources Year 2000
(Report for FRA 2000)
Native forests area estimated 1989 ( 000 ha).
Phytogeographical region |
Total area12 |
Forest area13 |
Parque Chaqueño |
67.85014 |
25.750 |
Selva Tucumano-Boliviana |
4.550 |
2.490 |
Selva Misionera |
3.02015 |
2.060 |
Bosques Andino Patagónicos |
9.24016 |
1.970 |
Monte |
46.080 |
1.880 |
Espinal |
18.430 |
3.23017 |
TOTAL |
149.170 |
37.380 |
Extension of different vegetation types in the region of Misiones presented in land use classes ( 000 ha).
Native Forests |
Shrubs |
Plantations |
Agriculture | |
Forest - Native Forests - Gallery Forests |
923.605 3.935 |
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AgroForestry |
573.400 |
446.734 |
224.771 |
747.129 |
Other Wooded land - Sugar cane fields |
48.387 |
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Other land - Livestock farms |
92 |
104 |
29.859 |
21.104 |
TOTAL |
1.549.419 |
446.898 |
254.630 |
768.233 |
Source: Native Forest Division at the Secretariat for Sustainable Development and Environment Politics, Ministry of Social Action.
12 Source: Native Forest Division at the Secretariat for Sustentable Development and Environment Politics, Ministry of Social Action. Information derived by the Argentinean-Canadian Forest Consortium (Aeroterra-Simons-Tecsul) responsible for the execution of the first national inventory of native forests under the project of Native Forests and Protected Areas (BIRF Nº 4085-AR).
13 Data with low dependability estimated from provincial inventories and reports, satellite images and a preliminary national forest appraisal. Source: Native Forest Division at the Secretariat for Sustentable Development and Environment Politics, Ministry of Social Action. Information covering all of the regions will be available in April 2001.
14 Source of low dependability from regional map over Argentinean Natural Regions.
15 Source of high dependability from the first national inventory of native forests. Satellite images from Landsat/TM year 1997 verified in field.
16 Source of high dependability from the first national inventory of native forests. Satellite images from Landsat/TM year 1997/1998 verified in field for the whole region except for the province of Tierra del Fuego where satellite SPOT images from 1995 were used.
17 Total forest area for Espinal comprises the "Parque Pampeano-Puntano" 1 790 000 ha and the "Parque Mesopotámico" 1 400 000 ha.
