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First-growth or virgin forest near Mount Rainier, 1914. In 2006, Greenpeace identified that the world's remaining intact forest landscapes are distributed among the continents as follows: [57] 35% in South America: The Amazon rainforest is mainly located in Brazil, which clears a larger area of forest annually than any other country in the ...
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 ]
Shirakami-Sanchi is a wilderness area covering one third of Shirakami mountain range. It has the largest remaining virgin beech forest in East Asia, and is a remnant of the cool-temperate beech forests that have covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan since eight to twelve thousand years ago.
This forest is placed on the World Heritage Tentative list as a proposal for the expansion of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe site: Montenegro [21] Virgin Forest Reserve in NP Biogradska Gora; Serbia [12] Fruška gora, Kopaonik, Tara
Eastern white pine forests originally covered much of north-central and northeastern North America. Only 1% of the old-growth forests remain after the extensive logging operations from the 18th century to early 20th century. Old-growth forests, or virgin stands, are protected in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Virgin Komi Forests, located in the northeastern part of European Russia, encompasses approximately 3.28 million hectares, making them the largest expanse of virgin boreal forest in Europe. This vast area includes diverse landscapes such as tundra, alpine tundra, and boreal forests, situated west of the Ural Mountains in the Komi Republic.
The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, containing dense forests, is located just outside the city of Osogbo, and is regarded as one of the last virgin high forests in Nigeria. It is dedicated to the fertility goddess in Yoruba mythology, and is dotted with shrines and sculptures.
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