Table 3. Frontier forest index
Country Percent of Original Frontier Forest Lost Percent of current Frontier Forest Threatened Frontier Forest Index
(99=Worst Possible Score)


Lost It All
(These countries have lost all of their frontier forest. Restoration should be a priority.)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (former), Zambia, Zimbabwe.


On The Edge
(Unless they act immediately, these countries risk losing much of their remaining frontier forest)
Nigeria9910099
Finland9910099
Vietnam9810098
Laos9810098
Guatemala9810098
Cote d'Ivoire9810098 Taiwan9810098 Sweden9710097 Bangladesh9610096 Central African Republic9610096 Thailand9510095


Not Much Time
(Frontier forest in these countries will continue to fall without further action.)

Argentina9410094 New Zealand9110091 China989391 Costa Rica9010090 Cambodia9010090 Cameroon929790 Brunei8910089 Honduras8410084 United States948579 Nicaragua7810078 Bhutan7610076 Mexico927771 Gabon6810068 Sri Lanka887667 Panama6510065 Ecuador639963 Zaire847059 India995756 Bolivia569755 Burma945652 Australia826352 Papua New Guinea608450 Congo716546 Belize656643 Malaysia854841 Peru439541 Indonesia725439 Chile457635


Great Opportunity
(Given careful stewardship, these countries have a real chance to keep most of their original frontier forest.)

Brazil584828 Venezuela413715 Russia711913 Colombia641912 Canada42218 Guyana18417 Suriname8222 French Guiana800