Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper - 63

STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE
AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE

Mette Løyche Wilkie and Serena Fortuna
Forest Resources Development Service

December 2003

Forestry Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper 63

Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
FAO, Rome (Italy)

Working Paper FRA 63

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Ms. Mette Løyche Wilkie
Forestry Officer (Forest Management)
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
FAO
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FAO, 2003. Status and trends in mangrove area extent worldwide. By Wilkie, M.L. and Fortuna, S. Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper No. 63. Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome. (Unpublished)

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Part 1: Global overview

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION
Overall data availability
Data quality
Definitions
Most recent, reliable estimate
Trends over time
Comparison with previous studies