Table 2 Brief title: Forest Landscape Integrity Index scores for different types of protected areas.

From: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

Protected area category

Total forest

FLII

High (score 9.6–10)

Medium (score 6–9.6)

Low (score 0–6)

 

km2

Mean

km2

% of protected area

km2

% of protected area

km2

% of protected area

Ia (strict nature reserve)

439,082

9.27

304,329

69.31

106,703

24.3

28,049

6.39

Ib (wilderness area)

367,330

9.22

240,453

65.46

102,096

27.79

24,780

6.75

II (national park)

1,900,000

9.14

1,223,138

64.38

540,805

28.46

136,056

7.16

III (natural monument or feature)

113,805

8.49

54,476

47.87

40,021

35.17

19,308

16.97

IV (habitat/species management area)

838,707

8.69

432,828

51.61

268,027

31.96

137,850

16.44

V (protected landscape/seascape)

840,919

6.4

224,491

26.7

295,769

35.17

320,658

38.13

VI (Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

1,472,278

9.21

1,026,169

69.7

344,617

23.41

101,491

6.89

Not Applicable / Not Assigned / Not Reported

2,613,541

8.29

1,030,430

39.42

906,745

34.69

676,365

25.88

All Protected Areas

8,585,661

8.55

4,536,314

52.83

2,694,784

30.34

1,444,562

16.82

  1. A summary of the Forest Landscape Integrity Index scores for each type of protected area designation based on the IUCN Protected Areas categories measuring mean score, in addition to the area and proportion of realm for each category of integrity. Scores are divided into three categories of integrity: high, medium, and low.
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