RULES FOLLOWED TO DETERMINE TYPES OF DEFORESTATION PRESSURES/TRENDS IN THIS RESEARCH

TYPE OF INDICATOR

TYPE OF CHANGE

EXPECTED PRESSURE

1) CHAGES IN FOREST AREA

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

2) CHANGES IN FOREST AREA PER CAPUT

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

3) CHANGES IN FOREST AREA AS A PERCENTAGE OF LAND AREA

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

4) CHANGES IN NATURAL FOREST AREA

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

5) CHANGES IN NATURAL FOREST AREA PER CAPUT

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

6) CHANGES IN NATURAL FOREST AS A PERCENTAGE OF LAND AREA

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

7) CHANGES IN PLANTATION FOREST

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

8) CHANGES IN PLANTATION FOREST AS PERCENTAGE OF FOREST

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

9) CHANGES IN ARABLE LAND

POSITIVE

INCREASING

10) CHANGES IN PERMANENT CROPLAND

POSITIVE

INCREASING

11) CHANGES IN ARABLE AND PERMANENT CROPLAND

POSITIVE

INCREASING

12) CHANGES IN ARABLE AND PERMANENT CROPLAND PER CAPUT

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

13) CHANGES IN ARABLE AND PERMANENT CROPLAND PER CAPUT OF RURAL POPULATION

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

14) CHANGES IN PERMANENT PASTURE LAND

POSITIVE

INCREASING

15) CHANGES IN PASTURE LAND PER CAPUT

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

16) CHANGES IN PASTURE LAND PER CAPUT IN RURAL AREAS

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

17) CHANGES IN PERMANENT PASTURE LAND AS PERCENTAGE OF LAND AREA

POSITIVE

INCREASING

18) CHANGE IN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

POSITIVE

INCREASING

19) CHANGES IN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

20) CHANGES IN TOAL ROAD LENGHT

POSITIVE

INCREASING

21) CHANGE IN ROAD LENGH TO LAND AREA RATIO

POSITIVE

INCREASING

22) CHANGE IN PAVED ROAD LENGTH

POSITIVE

INCREASING

23) CHANGE IN RAILRAOD TRACK LENGTH

POSITIVE

INCREASING

24) CHANGE IN PAVED ROAD AND RAILROAD TRACK LENGTH

POSITIVE

INCREASING

25) CHANGES IN PAVED ROAD AND RAILROAD TRACK LENGTH TO LAND AREA RATIO

POSITIVE

INCREASING

26) CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE BALANCE

POSITIVE

INCREASING

27) CHANGES IN FOOD TRADE BALANCE

POSITIVE

INCREASING

28) CHANGES IN NON-FOOD TRADE BALANCE

POSITIVE

INCREASING

29) CHANGES IN ALL MEAT TRADE BALANCE

POSITIVE

INCREASING

30) CHANGES IN FRESH BOVINE MEAT TRADE BALANCE

POSITIVE

INCREASING

31) CHANGES IN TOTAL EXTERNAL DEBT

POSITIVE

INCREASING

32) CHANGES IN TOTAL EXTERNAL DEBT PER CAPUT

POSITIVE

INCREASING

33) CHANGES IN ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

34) CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

35) CHANGES IN FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

36) CHANGES IN ROUNDWOOD EXPORTS

POSITIVE

INCREASING

37) CHANGES IN ROUNDWOOD PRODUCED CONSUMED LOCALLY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

38) CHANGES IN ROUNDWOOD IMPORTS

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

39) CHANGES IN TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF ROUNDWOOD

POSITIVE

INCREASING

40) CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD EXPORTS

POSITIVE

INCREASING

41) CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL ROUNWOOD PRODUCED CONSUMED LOCALLY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

42) CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD IMPORTS

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

43) CHANGES IN TOTAL INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD CONSUMED LOCALLY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

44) CHANGES IN FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL EXPORTS

POSITIVE

INCREASING

45) CHANGES IN FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCED CUNSUMED LOCALLY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

46) CHANGES IN FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL IMPORTS

NEGATIVE

INCREASING

47) CHANGES IN TOTAL FULWOOD AND CHARCOAL LOCALLY CONSUMED

POSITIVE

INCREASING

48) CHANGE IN TOTAL POPULATION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

49) CHANGE IN URBAN POPULATION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

50) CHANGE IN RURAL POPULATION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

51) CHANGE IN POPULATION DENSITY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

52) CHANGE IN RURAL POPULATION DENSITY

POSITIVE

INCREASING

53) CHANGE IN RURAL POPULATION TO FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION RATIO

POSITIVE

INCREASING

54) CHANGE IN RURAL POPULATION AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION

POSITIVE

INCREASING

 

 

 

 

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