Table 1. Colombia: Data for the eight departments, protected areas and ecoregions with the highest habitat loss, as detected by Terra-i satellite imagery, and the national totals.
Habitat loss, per department (ha)
|
Department
|
Analyzed Area
|
% of total department area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg.
annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Caquetá
|
8,562,625
|
96.49
|
7,544
|
8,194
|
10,638
|
24,656
|
30,600
|
18,663
|
23,313
|
22,525
|
146,131
|
18,266
|
0.21
|
Meta
|
8,039,931
|
95.33
|
5,263
|
7,138
|
9,813
|
21,406
|
20,963
|
13,825
|
14,094
|
17,656
|
110,156
|
13,769
|
0.17
|
Antioquia
|
5,434,388
|
85.60
|
4,400
|
7,931
|
7,256
|
9,300
|
13,175
|
14,844
|
20,394
|
23,825
|
101,125
|
12,641
|
0.23
|
Santander
|
2,904,663
|
98.52
|
5,944
|
5,544
|
8,125
|
8,444
|
8,463
|
12,513
|
12,613
|
16,869
|
78,513
|
9,814
|
0.34
|
Guaviare
|
5,497,144
|
100.00
|
6,644
|
2,700
|
3,231
|
9,100
|
7,606
|
7,325
|
8,950
|
15,519
|
61,075
|
7,634
|
0.14
|
Bolivar
|
2,522,475
|
99.21
|
825
|
3,069
|
4,450
|
2,869
|
5,756
|
7,981
|
11,000
|
19,219
|
55,169
|
6,896.
|
0.27
|
Casanare
|
4,394,263
|
99.51
|
2,038
|
4,463
|
2,613
|
12,256
|
5,500
|
6,794
|
2,250
|
2,556
|
38,469
|
4,809
|
0.11
|
Cesar
|
2,227,256
|
98.92
|
2,119
|
3,825
|
3,688
|
3,975
|
6,769
|
8,788
|
3,975
|
4,731
|
37,869
|
4,734
|
0.21
|
Sum of top 8
|
39,582,744
|
96.04
|
34,775
|
42,863
|
49,813
|
92,006
|
98,831
|
90,731
|
96,588
|
122,900
|
628,506
|
78
|
0.20
|
Total in Colombia
|
102,579,663
|
90.04
|
55,900
|
64,800
|
86,531
|
123,463
|
131,175
|
140,625
|
145,894
|
195,819
|
944,206
|
118,026
|
0.12
|
Habitat loss, per protected area (ha)
|
|
Protected area
|
Analyzed Area
|
% of total department area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg.
annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Tinigua
|
213,813
|
100.00
|
413
|
719
|
844
|
1,750
|
1,494
|
1,456
|
1,425
|
2,475
|
10,575
|
1,322
|
0.62
|
Cordillera de los Picachos
|
174,156
|
46.87
|
231
|
306
|
488
|
1,100
|
1,144
|
863
|
1,463
|
663
|
6,256
|
782
|
0.45
|
Sierra de la Macarena
|
622,994
|
99.98
|
588
|
600
|
356
|
850
|
531
|
263
|
869
|
1,081
|
5,138
|
642
|
0.10
|
Nukak
|
865,663
|
100.00
|
856
|
369
|
269
|
913
|
175
|
169
|
281
|
600
|
3,631
|
454
|
0.05
|
La Paya
|
427,750
|
100.00
|
575
|
163
|
731
|
388
|
238
|
144
|
413
|
506
|
3,156
|
395
|
0.09
|
Paramillo
|
287,544
|
20.85
|
69
|
125
|
113
|
138
|
219
|
381
|
331
|
1,425
|
2,800
|
350
|
0.12
|
Chiribiquete
|
1,300,656
|
100.00
|
981
|
63
|
44
|
106
|
350
|
181
|
300
|
506
|
2,531
|
317
|
0.02
|
Río Pure
|
1,005,863
|
100.00
|
125
|
38
|
144
|
44
|
106
|
56
|
100
|
963
|
1,575
|
197
|
0.02
|
Sum of top 8
|
4,898,438
|
93.46
|
3,838
|
2,381
|
2,988
|
5,288
|
4,256
|
3,513
|
5,181
|
8,219
|
35,663
|
4,458
|
0.09
|
Total in Colombia
|
8,860,856
|
67.85
|
4,400
|
2,819
|
3,444
|
5,863
|
5,069
|
4,113
|
6,350
|
10,800
|
42,856
|
5,357
|
0.06
|
Habitat loss, per Ecoregion (ha)
|
|
Ecoregion
|
Analyzed
Area
|
% of total
department
area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg.
Annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Caquetá moist forests
|
16,843,231
|
99.98
|
15,963
|
13,456
|
16,738
|
38,375
|
43,825
|
25,319
|
31,388
|
42,838
|
227,900
|
28,488
|
0.17
|
Magdalena-Urabá moist forests
|
7,316,694
|
97.81
|
5,506
|
8,688
|
12,969
|
14,931
|
16,006
|
20,744
|
26,988
|
50,263
|
156,094
|
19,512
|
0.27
|
Magdalena Valley montane forests
|
8,594,963
|
79.68
|
6,631
|
9,381
|
9,775
|
10,169
|
13,931
|
18,438
|
23,450
|
24,856
|
116,631
|
14,579
|
0.17
|
Llanos
|
15,190,000
|
99.99
|
2,713
|
6,081
|
8,700
|
16,844
|
10,963
|
11,894
|
7,281
|
5,431
|
69,906
|
8,738
|
0.06
|
Chocó-Darién moist forests
|
3,296,675
|
21.01
|
4,400
|
5,994
|
8,325
|
6,794
|
8,119
|
9,156
|
10,244
|
15,938
|
68,969
|
8,621
|
0.26
|
Sinu Valley dry forests
|
2,431,781
|
99.87
|
2,375
|
3,025
|
5,744
|
4,313
|
8,856
|
12,950
|
8,150
|
3,575
|
48,988
|
6,123
|
0.25
|
Napo moist forests
|
3,899,244
|
99.81
|
2,988
|
2,675
|
3,938
|
3,625
|
6,119
|
6,475
|
9,325
|
10,625
|
45,769
|
5,721
|
0.15
|
Negro-Branco moist forests
|
9,671,881
|
100.00
|
6,738
|
2,581
|
3,150
|
6,206
|
2,819
|
2,894
|
3,588
|
4,325
|
32,300
|
4,038
|
0.04
|
Sum of top 8
|
67,244,469
|
93.27
|
47,313
|
51,881
|
69,338
|
101,256
|
110,638
|
107,869
|
120,413
|
157,850
|
766,556
|
95,820
|
0.14
|
Total in Colombia
|
102,579,663
|
90.04
|
55,900
|
64,800
|
86,531
|
123,463
|
131,175
|
140,625
|
145,894
|
195,819
|
944,206
|
118,026
|
0.12
|
Table 2. Paraguay: Data for the eight departments, protected areas and ecoregions with the highest habitat loss, as detected by Terra-i satellite imagery, and the national totals for Paraguay.
Habitat loss, per department (ha)
|
Department
|
Analyzed Area
|
% of total department area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg.
annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Boquerón
|
7,615,963
|
100
|
53,731
|
71,475
|
81,544
|
177,925
|
100,356
|
334,338
|
187,825
|
234,963
|
1,242,156
|
155,270
|
0.20
|
Alto Paraguay
|
7,233,263
|
100
|
15,744
|
42,075
|
44,081
|
79,588
|
65,725
|
82,506
|
145,813
|
131,263
|
606,794
|
75,849
|
0.10
|
Presidente Hayes
|
7,043,056
|
100
|
11,800
|
15,269
|
21,894
|
65,319
|
26,619
|
57,425
|
23,138
|
42,013
|
263,475
|
32,934
|
0.47
|
Canindeyú
|
1,461,650
|
99.85
|
7,988
|
6,844
|
1,200
|
5,325
|
2,281
|
925
|
1,531
|
1,656
|
27,750
|
3,469
|
0.24
|
Alto Paraná
|
1,372,550
|
99.05
|
7,463
|
3,950
|
1,881
|
3,944
|
1,313
|
1,169
|
706
|
2,519
|
22,944
|
2,868
|
0.21
|
Itapúa
|
1,514,288
|
94.21
|
5,031
|
3,013
|
1,775
|
1,213
|
863
|
1,350
|
550
|
1,069
|
14,863
|
1,858
|
0.12
|
San Pedro
|
2,080,406
|
100
|
1,400
|
944
|
1,013
|
2,125
|
1,425
|
394
|
469
|
525
|
8,294
|
1,036
|
0.05
|
Caaguazú
|
1,285,306
|
99.87
|
2,269
|
1,150
|
538
|
1,300
|
319
|
375
|
594
|
1,400
|
7,944
|
993
|
0.08
|
Sum of top 8
|
29,606,481
|
99.65
|
105,425
|
144,719
|
153,925
|
336,738
|
198,900
|
478,481
|
360,625
|
415,406
|
2,194,219
|
274,277
|
0.93
|
Total in Paraguay
|
37,653,844
|
99.70
|
108,288
|
147,156
|
155,119
|
339,131
|
201,250
|
480,375
|
361,488
|
416,519
|
2,209,325
|
276,166
|
0.73
|
Habitat loss, per protected area (ha)
|
|
Protected area
|
Analyzed Area
|
% of total department area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg.
annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Tinfunque
|
195,756
|
100
|
488
|
325
|
863
|
2,581
|
3,488
|
2,475
|
6,538
|
18,306
|
35,063
|
4,383
|
2.24
|
Lago Ypoa
|
121,800
|
99.59
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
238
|
0
|
0
|
244
|
30
|
0.03
|
Caaguazú
|
13,331
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
38
|
5
|
0.04
|
Cabrera - Timane
|
129,100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
2
|
0.00
|
Rio Negro
|
14,131
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
2
|
0.01
|
Sum of top 5
|
474,119
|
99.90
|
494
|
325
|
869
|
2,594
|
3,506
|
2,713
|
6,556
|
18,313
|
35,369
|
4,421
|
0.93
|
Total in Paraguay
|
1,472,094
|
99.97
|
500
|
325
|
869
|
2,594
|
3,506
|
2,713
|
6,563
|
18,313
|
35,381
|
4,423
|
0.30
|
Habitat loss, per Ecoregion (ha)
|
|
Ecoregion
|
Analyzed Area
|
% of total department area analyzed
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Accum.
|
Avg. annual
loss
|
% annual
rate
of loss
|
Dry Chaco
|
15,430,244
|
100
|
78,613
|
125,350
|
142,513
|
311,444
|
186,138
|
468,488
|
355,150
|
408,194
|
2,075,888
|
259,486
|
1.68
|
Alto Paraná Atlantic forests
|
8,489,200
|
99.80
|
25,556
|
17,644
|
7,125
|
14,725
|
7,338
|
5,556
|
4,563
|
8,150
|
90,656
|
11,332
|
0.13
|
Cerrado
|
814,138
|
100
|
1,006
|
631
|
363
|
1,063
|
769
|
63
|
63
|
31
|
3,988
|
498
|
0.06
|
Humid Chaco
|
12,711,319
|
99.28
|
3,113
|
3,494
|
5,100
|
11,894
|
7,006
|
6,269
|
1,656
|
144
|
38,675
|
4,834
|
0.04
|
Pantanal
|
201,231
|
100
|
0
|
38
|
19
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
0
|
119
|
15
|
0.01
|
Sum of top 5
|
37,646,131
|
99.71
|
108,288
|
147,156
|
155,119
|
339,131
|
201,250
|
480,375
|
361,488
|
416,519
|
2,209,325
|
276,166
|
0.73
|
Total in Paraguay
|
37,653,844
|
99.70
|
108,288
|
147,156
|
155,119
|
339,131
|
201,250
|
480,375
|
361,488
|
416,519
|
2,209,325
|
276,166
|
0.73
|
Table 3. The legal ownership status of natural forests in Colombia, as reported by Ortega-P. et al (2010).
Ownership type Area (ha) Proportion of national Proportion of national forest cover () territory ()
Indigenous reserves 31,300,000 48 27
Forest reserves and other official state-protected areas 17,900,000 28 16
National parks 10,400,000 17 9
Private property 3,800,000 6 3
Afro-Colombian community’s collective territories 1,100,000 1.6 1
Areas protected by departmental or municipal entities 490,000 0.008 0.004
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