This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World".[1]
(NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)
Africa
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Country | Area | Old-growth extent | WWF ecoregion | Old-growth forest type |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Salonga National Park | Central Congolian lowland forests | ||
Réunion (France) | Réserve biologique intégrale du Bois des Nèfles | 179 hectares (440 acres) | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests | |
Réunion (France) | Réserve biologique intégrale du Piton de la Fournaise | 21,005 hectares (51,900 acres) | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | |
Réunion (France) | Réserve biologique intégrale du Mazerin | 2,491 hectares (6,160 acres) | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests | Pandanus scrub |
Kenya | Kakamega Forest[citation needed] |
Asia
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Australia
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In Australia, the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS) made specific provision for the protection of old growth forests. The NFPS initiated a process for undertaking assessments of forests for conservation values, including old growth values. A working group of state and Australian Government agencies took the NFPS definition into consideration in developing a definition that was accepted by all governments (JANIS 1997).[4]
Old growth forest is ecologically mature forest where the effects of disturbances are now negligible.
— JANIS 1997
In 2008, only a relatively small area (15%) of Australia's forests (mostly tall, wet forests) had been assessed for old-growth values.[5]
Of the 23 million hectares (57 million acres) of forest in Australia assessed for their old-growth status, 5 million hectares (12 million acres) (22%) is classified as old-growth.[6] Almost half of Australia's identified old-growth forest is in NSW, mostly on public land.[5] More than 73% of Australia's identified old-growth forests are in formal or informal nature conservation reserves.[6]
In 2001, Western Australia became the first state in Australia to cease logging in old-growth forests.[7]
The term "old-growth forests" is rarely used in New Zealand, instead, "The Bush" is used to refer to native forests. There are large contiguous areas of forest cover that are protected areas.
Europe
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North America
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United States
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Central America
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Country | Area | Old-growth extent | WWF ecoregion | Old-growth forest type |
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Costa Rica | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi) | Talamancan montane and Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests | |
Panama | Chagres National Park | 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi) | coastal tropical |
Caribbean
[edit]Country | Area | Old-growth extent | WWF ecoregion | Old-growth forest type |
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The Bahamas | Primeval Forest National Park | 7.5 acres | Bahamian dry forests | evergreen tropical hardwood |
Puerto Rico (United States) | El Toro Wilderness, El Yunque National Forest | 13,700 acres[53] | Puerto Rican moist forests | Ternstroemia luquillensis and Dacryodes excelsa mature forests.[53] |
South America
[edit]Country | Area | Old-growth extent | WWF ecoregion | Old-growth forest type |
French Guiana (France) | Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve | 64,373 hectares (159,070 acres) | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests | Tropical rainforest |
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