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Table II
Different calculations of forest cover in PNG, 1972–1975. Figures are presented in square kilometres as we consider this reflects the appropriate level of accuracy for the scale at which this data was collected.
| Area (km2) | % Land | |
|---|---|---|
| RSLUP total land area 1972 | 461739 | 100.0 |
| RSLUP “primary forest area” | 380000 | 82.3 |
| RSLUP “primary rainforest area” | 332276 | 72.0 |
| RSLUP “commercially accessible forest area” | 134750 | 29.2 |
| FIMS total land area 1975 | 464100 | 100.0 |
| FIMS “total gross forest area” | 330650 | 71.2 |
| FIMS “adjusted gross forest area” | 293175 | 63.2 |
| FIMS “potential production forest area” | 137114 | 29.5 |