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The tropical domain has the largest proportion of the world's forests (45 percent), followed by the boreal, temperate and subtropical domains. More than half (54 percent) of the world's forests is in only five countries – the Russian Federation (20.1%), Brazil (12.2%), Canada (8.6%), the United States of America (7.6%) and China (5.4%). [2]
The largest protected areas – those exceeding an area of 250,000 square kilometres – are listed below in order of total area protected. [3] All are marine protected areas except for Northeast Greenland National Park – which is mostly terrestrial but also has a marine component – and three entirely terrestrial biosphere reserves in Brazil .
Taiga or tayga (/ ˈ t aɪ ɡ ə / TY-gə; Russian: тайга́, IPA:), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga, or boreal forest, is the world's largest land biome. [1]
in Myers Creek drainage of Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, United States Western North America [39] Entandrophragma excelsum: 81.5 267 Flowering plant at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Eastern Africa [40] Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna) 81.5 267 Flowering plant Woodbush State Forest, Limpopo, South Africa. The world's tallest ...
Great Bear Rainforest, Canada. One of the largest temperate rainforests in the world, Great Bear Rainforest covers a vast area the size of Ireland that’s rife with rugged beauty along its ...
Covering 31% of our planet's land, forests offer more than just a break from daily life — they’re immersive escapes that fill your senses and rejuvenate your soul.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
[6] Using this definition, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 found that forests covered 4.06 billion hectares (10.0 billion acres; 40.6 million square kilometres; 15.7 million square miles), or approximately 31 percent of the world's land area in 2020. [7] Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystems of Earth by area, and are found ...