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GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015
COUNTRY REPORT
Saint Lucia
Rome, 2014FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This country report is prepared as a contribution to the FAO publication, the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015). The content and the structure are in accordance with the recommendations and guidelines given by FAO in the document Guide for country reporting for FRA 2015 (http://www.fao.org/3/a-au190e.pdf). These reports were submitted to FAO as official government documents. The content and the views expressed in this report are the responsibility of the entity submitting the report to FAO. FAO may not be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained in this report.
FRA 2015 – Country Report, Saint Lucia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Report preparation and contact persons...............................................................................................................................4
1. What is the area of forest and other wooded land and how has it changed over time? ................................................. 5
2. What is the area of natural and planted forest and how has it changed over time? ..................................................... 19
3. What are the stocks and growth rates of the forests and how have they changed? .....................................................24
4. What is the status of forest production and how has it changed over time? .................................................................32
5. How much forest area is managed for protection of soil and water and ecosystem services? ..................................... 39
6. How much forest area is protected and designated for the conservation of biodiversity and how has it changed over
time? ................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
7. What is the area of forest affected by woody invasive species? .................................................................................. 49
8. How much forest area is damaged each year? ............................................................................................................ 52
9. What is the forest area with reduced canopy cover? ....................................................................................................56
10. What forest policy and regulatory framework exists to support implementation of sustainable forest management
SFM? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
11. Is there a national platform that promotes stakeholder participation in forest policy development? ............................ 59
12. What is the forest area intended to be in permanent forest land use and how has it changed over time? .................. 60
13. How does your country measure and report progress towards SFM at the national level? ........................................ 63
14. What is the area of forest under a forest management plan and how is this monitored? ........................................... 65
15. How are stakeholders involved in the management decision making for publicly owned forests? .............................. 67
16. What is the area of forest under an independently verified forest certification scheme? .............................................68
17. How much money do governments collect from and spend on forests? .....................................................................70
18. Who owns and manages the forests and how has this changed? ..............................................................................72
19. How many people are directly employed in forestry? ................................................................................................. 76
20. What is the contribution of forestry to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? .................................................................... 78
21. What is forest area likely to be in the future ............................................................................................................... 79
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Report preparation and contact persons
Contact persons
The present report was prepared by the following person(s)
Name (FAMILY
Institution/address Email Tables
NAME, first name)
TOUSSAINT, Adams Department of Forests adams.toussaint@govt.lc N/A
and Lands Resources
Developement
Rock Rebecca Department of Forests rrock@live.com N/A
and Lands Resources
Developement
James Odetta Department of Forests odettal@gmail.com N/A
and Lands Resources
Developement
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Introductory Text
Place an introductory text on the content of this report
Vegetation map of Saint Lucia elaborated in 2006 based on satellite images from 2001. There are some
reservations to the map as there are a few “pockets” of areas that are not recognized.
Vegetation map of St. Lucia created in 2009 based on field work and aerial photographs as part of the Forest
Inventory.
Desk Study?
Check "yes" if this survey is a Desk Study, "no" otherwise
Desk Study? no
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1. What is the area of forest and other wooded land and how has it changed over time?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
1.1 Categories and definitions
Category Definition
Forest Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than
10 percent or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly
under agricultural or urban land use.
Other wooded land Land not classified as "Forest" spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and
a canopy cover of 5-10 percent or trees able to reach these thresholds ; or with a combined cover
of shrubs bushes and trees above 10 percent. It does not include land that is predominantly under
agricultural or urban land use.
Other land All land that is not classified as "Forest" or "Other wooded land".
...of which with tree cover Land considered as "Other land", that is predominantly agricultural or urban lands use and has patches
(sub-category) of tree cover that span more than 0.5 hectares with a canopy cover of more than 10 percent of trees able
to reach a height of 5 meters at maturity. It includes bothe forest and non-forest tree species.
Inland water bodies Inland water bodies generally include major rivers, lakes and water reservoirs.
Forest expansion Expansion of forest on land that, until then, was not defined as forest.
...of which afforestation Establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not
(sub-category) defined as forest.
...of which natural Expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use
expansion of forest (sub- (e.g. forest succession on land previously used for agriculture).
category)
Deforestation The conversion of forest to other land use or the longterm reduction of the tree canopy cover below the
minimum 10 percent threshold.
...of which human Human induced conversion of forest to other land use or the permanent reduction of the tree canopy
induced (sub-category) cover below the minimum 10 percent threshold.
Reforestation Natural regeneration or re-establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land
already in forest land use.
...of which artificial Re-establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land already in forest land use.
reforestation (sub-
category)
1.2 National data
1.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Organization of American Land use, forest type, 1977 Land use information
states, 1987. Saint Lucia Vegetation type was obtained from 1977
Development Atlas: Map conventional airphotos
Preparation. OAS, Dept. Reg.
Dev., Washington, DC.
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2 Canadian International Land use, forest type, 1977 Land use information
development Agency, Vegetation type was obtained from 1977
1983. Forest Management conventional airphotos
And Conservation plan
(1983-1994). Ottawa, Canada
3 Canadian International Land use, forest type, 1989 Land use information was
development Agency, Vegetation type obtained from 1989 French
1992. Forest Management satellite image (SPOT).
And Conservation plan
(1992-2002). Ottawa, Canada
4 Schill, et.al. 2006. Forest Land cover 2001 N/A
Formation and Land Cover
Map Series: Lt. Lucia.
5 Graveson, et al. 2009. Vegetation, land cover 2009 Information was obtained
Vegetation Map of St. Lucia from fieldwork approx.
190 sample plots and aerial
photography (2009)
1.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
Natural Forest Primary and secondary forested areas that are used primarily for
forestry. This includes natural forest, mangrove and plantations.
Scrub Forest Areas with shrubs or stunted trees covering more than 20%
of the area, not primarily used for Agriculture or non-forestry
purposes.
Open woodlands Lands with scattered trees or shrubs over a graminaceous layer.
Agriculture Sub class Intensive:Areas where 70% or more of the surface is
devoted primarily to Agriculture.
Agriculture Subclass Mix: Areas where less than 70% of the surface is
devoted primarily to Agriculture that is organised as scattered
individual holdings. The predominant non-agricultural coverage
is secondary forest.
Agriculture Subclass Eroded Lands: Eroded agricultural lands
Settlements / Built Areas Rural settlement areas occupied by clusters of houses and
intensive urban development.
Water Dams and marinas
Other Subclass rock and eroded soil: Beaches, mines and other rocky
outcrops.
Other Subclass undefined: Deficit in total area not described by
referenced report.
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Freshwater Swamp Forest This vegetation class, like mangrove, is independent of direct
rainfall and more dependant on edaphic (soil) water. Freshwater
Swamp Forest occurs in flat areas close to sea-level, with a
permanent or seasonal freshwater flow and no inflow of salt
water. Trees are evergreen and there is a tendency for more or
less monotypic (single-species) stands to form. The surface of
the soil becomes muddy because the water table reaches the
surface for at least part of the year, and is sometimes inundated.
Soil water is available even if the surface dries out. This class
varies from the permanently muddy and occasionally inundated
swamp redwood forest beside rivers with a permanent flow of
water, to forest on flat areas behind beaches that rely on seasonal
creeks to maintain the water table.
Elfin Shrublands Relatively few species are found in this vegetation type: mainly a
mixture of bromeliads, sedges and grasses and shrubs, with many
Lesser Antillean endemics
Deciduous Seasonal Forest This class is defined as deciduous because the taller trees tend
to lose all their leaves in most dry seasons, although the smaller
trees and shrubs are evergreen. Its overall appearance during a
normal dry season is of a more or less leafless canopy. There is
no moss or cover of ground ferns. Vines and herbaceous ground
cover are present, particularly in the more disturbed areas, where
more light passes through canopy during the wet season. This
forest class reaches an elevation of 700m on Petit Piton.
Deciduous Seasonal Forest and Grassland Open grassy areas are probably not a natural vegetation class
in Saint Lucia, except perhaps as small patches in rocky coastal
cliffs and pavement. As discussed in section 4.8, however,
fires and other continual disturbance of Deciduous Seasonal
Forest produces degraded „grassy. areas (including sedges)
with some shrubs and trees. Abandoned gardens in wetter areas
can temporarily take on this form, but quickly develop into
secondary forest
Fumarole Vegetation This is a rare acid-tolerant class confined to the Sulphur Springs,
especially on the slope of Mount Souf. It is dominated by ferns
about 2m tall and a bromeliad, with widely-spaced trees.
Herbaceous Swamp Seasonally or permanently muddy or flooded areas with a mainly
herbaceous cover, along with some shrubs, and possibly an
occasional tree.
Lower Montane Rainforest Lower Montane Rainforest merges with Semi-evergreen
Seasonal Forest at lower elevations and with Montane/ Cloud
Montane Rainforest at higher elevations. Trees are evergreen
because there is no water deficit most years in any month. In
general, trees of all heights are found, without clear divisions
into separate canopy layers. Although there may be a shrub, fern
and herbaceous (mainly Anthurium) ground cover, this forest
class is easy to walk through (if one ignores the incline) except
where the canopy has been destroyed and ferns, vines and shrubs
colonise the clearing
Montane Rainforest This class is poorly differentiated from Lower Montane
Rainforest in terms of species, but it has a very characteristic
appearance. It is found only on very steep slopes at high
elevation: where the slope is gentler Lower Montane Rainforest
replaces it.
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Semi-evergreen Seasonal Forest Semi-evergreen Seasonal Forest occupies the zone between
Deciduous Seasonal Forest and Lower Montane Rainforest. It is
characterized by upper canopy trees with rather thin, often broad,
and quite often compound leaves, which may lose some, but
not all, of their leaves during a dry spell. There are no, or very
few, epiphytes, ground ferns and mosses. Elevation ranges from
almost sea-level in ravines to the summit of Gros Piton
1.2.3 Original data
Descript Ha(1000)
Builtup Areas 11.88
Deciduous Seasonal Forest 11.78
Deciduous Seasonal Forest and Grassland 2.69
Elfin Shrublands .081
Freshwater Swamp Forest .066
Fumarole Vegetation .027
Herbaceous Swamp .146
Intensive Farming 2.07
Lower Montane Rainforest 12.57
Mangrove .30
Mixed Farming with Deciduous Seasonal Forest 6.80
Mixed Farming with Lower Montane Forest .70
Mixed Farming with Semi Evergreen Seasonal Forest 7.0
Montane Rainforest .071
Semi-evergreen Seasonal Forest 3.81
Under Construction .316
60.34
Data Source: St. Lucia Forestry Department; FCG Project 2008 - 2009 Botanical Survey 191 plots surveyed
from May 2009. Botanist Roger Graveson.
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Landuse 2009
Description Hectares(2009) hectares(2000)
Bare Ground/Scrub 2.73 .47
Densely Vegetated Farming 13.65 3.58
Forest Reserve 9.42 7.97
Golf Course .064
Grasslands .19 2.69
Intensive Farming 2.95 12.2
Mangrove .18 .23
Mixed Farming 1.56 11.48
Natural Tropical Forest 4.79 6.16
Other Vegetation 8.63
Ponds .04
Scrub Forest 6.38 6.79
Builtup Area 10.13 9.04
60.64 60.64
Data Source: St. Lucia Forestry Department; 2004 aerial photographs and field surveys
National class Sub-class 1977* 1989***
(1000 ha) (1000 ha)
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Forest Natural 25.1** 12.9
Scrub 12.5 7.5
Open woodlands 2.5 1.3
Agriculture Intensive 7.1 17.6
Mix 12.3** 16.2
Eroded lands 0.2
Settlements 1.7 5.4
Water 0.1
Other Rock and Exposed soil 0.4
Undefined
Total 61.1 61.6
* Canadian International development Agency, 1983.
** A relative proportion of secondary forest to mixed agriculture reported by the Organization of American
states, 1987 using the same airphotos was used to separate the bulk figure reported by CIDA.
*** Canadian International development Agency, 1992.
In 2006, Schill et. al. published a new vegetation map for Satin Lucia. It represents approximately the state of
the vegetation as of year 2001. They used a combination of LANDSAT ETM+ scenes and IKONOS imagery.
The forest classification scheme is adapted from Areces-Malea et al. (1999)
, who classify Caribbean vegetation according to standards of the US Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC 1997)
.
Using the GIS coverage for this new map the following areas of different vegetation types were obtained:
Landcover class name Area (ha)
Lowland Forest 29758.86
Transitional Cloud Forests 6493.14
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Cloud Forests 1062.27
Elfin Forests 791.73
Woody Agriculture 64.71
Pasture/Grass 1258.56
Seasonal Forests 71.55
Evergreen Forests 143.28
Plantation Forests 1205.55
Wetlands 8.82
Barren 287.91
Quarries 19.08
Banana 579.24
Banana-Coconut Mix 48.96
Coconut 149.76
Urban Light Density 9655.56
Urban High Density 1206.27
White Sand 65.79
Black Sand 14.13
Golf Course 69.66
Semi-deciduous Forests 319.77
Drought-deciduous Forests 6978.24
Mangroves 164.16
Water 2219.58
TOTAL 62636.58
For the further analysis, only the 1977 and 2001 data sets were used. The 1989 data set was discarded as
the trend was contrary to the general knowledge that the forest area has increased due to the abandoning of
agricultural land.
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1.3 Analysis and processing of national data
1.3.1 Adjustment
FAOSTAT presents the following official data:
Total country area (hectares) 62000
Inland water (hectares) 1000
Total land area (hectares) 61000
The 1977 data set has a total land area of 61100 hectares and the 2001 data set has a total land area of 60 417
hectares. Both data sets are fairly close to the total land area as reported in FAOSTAT, hence no calibration is
done. Instead, the area of other land is adjusted so figures add up to the total area as of FAOSTAT.
1.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
Linear interpolation was used to estimate the forest area for 1990 and 2000. The 2001 figure has been used for
2005 and 2010, assuming that the rate of increase in forest area has gone down and is now more or less stable.
1.3.3 Reclassification
1977 data
National Sub-class FRACategories
Classes
Forest OWL OL Water
Forest Natural 100%
Scrub 100%
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Open 100%
woodlands
Agriculture Intensive 100%
Mix 100%
Eroded lands 100%
Settlements 100%
Water 100%
Other Rock and 100%
Exposed soil
Undefined 100%
The reclassification of the 1977 data is slightly different from the reclassification in the report to FRA 2005 in
order to make it more comparable to the 2001 data set.
2001 data
Landcover Forest OWL OL OLwTC Water
class name
Lowland 100%
Forest
Transitional 100%
Cloud Forests
Cloud Forests 100%
Elfin Forests 100%
Woody 100% 100%
Agriculture
Pasture/Grass 100%
Seasonal 100%
Forests
Evergreen 100%
Forests
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Plantation 100%
Forests
Wetlands 100%
Barren 100%
Quarries 100%
Banana 100%
Banana- 100% 100%
Coconut Mix
Coconut 100% 100%
Water 100%
Urban Light 100%
Density
Urban High 100%
Density
White Sand 100%
Black Sand 100%
Golf Course 100%
Semi- 100%
deciduous
Forests
Drought- 100%
deciduous
Forests
Mangroves 100%
The reclassification gives the following data. Other land is adjusted so that the areas add up to the FAOSTAT
official figures.
Reclassified data into 1977 2001
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FRA2010 categories (hectares) (hectares)
Forest 40 100 46 989
Other wooded land 0 0
Other land 20 900 14 011
... of which with tree cover n.d.a. 263
Inland water 1 000 1 000
TOTAL land area 62 000 62 000
The 2001 data set does not allow for separating forest and other wooded land. Any areas of other wooded land
are included under the forest category. To achieve comparability, the areas of scrub and other woodland in the
1977 data set were also included in the forest category, while in the FRA 2005 report they were considered
as other wooded land.
2004 - 2009 Data
Landuse Cover Forest OWL OL OLwTC Water
Bare Ground/ 100%
Scrub
Densely 100%
Vegetated
Farming
Forest Reserve 100%
Golf Course 100%
Grasslands 100%
Intensive 100%
Farming
Mangrove 100%
Mixed Farming 100%
Natural Tropical 100%
Forest
Other Vegetation 100%
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Ponds 100%
Scrub Forest 100%
Builtup Area 100%
This was derived using an amalgamation of classifications for the previous years
1.4 Data
Table 1a
Area (000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Forest 21.8 21.2 20.9 20.6 20.3
Other wooded land 0 0 0 8.6 8.6
Other land 39.2 39.8 40.1 31.8 32.1
... of which with tree cover N/A 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
Inland water bodies 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00
Table 1b
Annual forest establishment / ...of which of introduced
loss (000 hectares per year) species (000 hectares per year)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 1990 2000 2005 2010
Forest expansion N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
... of which afforestation 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A
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... of which natural 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A
expansion of forest
Deforestation N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
... of which human induced N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Reforestation N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
... of which artificial 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 N/A
Tiers
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Forest Tier 3 Tier 2
Other wooded land Tier 3 Tier 2
Forest expansion Tier 2 Tier 1
Deforestation Tier 2 Tier 1
Reforestation Tier 2 Tier 1
Tier criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
• Forest Tier 3 : Data sources: Either recent Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
• Other wooded land (less than 10 years ago) National Forest compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
• Afforestation Inventory or remote sensing, with ground Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
• Reforestation truthing, or programme for repeated 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
• Natural expansion of forest compatible NFIs Tier 2 : Data sources: status) Tier 1 : Other
• Deforestation Full cover mapping / remote sensing or
old NFI (more than 10 years ago) Tier 1 :
Other
1.5 Comments
Comments related to
Category Comments on the reported trends
data definitions etc
Forest The forest area may include an unknown N/A
extent of other wooded land.
Other wooded land N/A N/A
Other land N/A N/A
Other land with tree cover N/A N/A
Inland water bodies N/A N/A
Forest expansion N/A N/A
Deforestation N/A N/A
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Reforestation N/A N/A
Other general comments to the table
N/A
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2. What is the area of natural and planted forest and how has it changed over time?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
2.1 Categories and definitions
Term Definition
Naturally regenerated Forest predominantly composed of trees established through natural regeneration.
forest
Naturalized introduced Other naturally regenerated forest where the tree species are predominantly non-native and do not need
species human help to reproduce/maintain populations over time.
Introduced species A species, subspecies or lower taxon occurring outside its natural range (past or present) and dispersal
potential (i.e. outside the range it occupies naturally or could occupy without direct or indirect
introduction or care by humans).
Category Definition
Primary forest Naturally regenerated forest of native species where there are no clearly visible indications of human
activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed.
Other naturally Naturally regenerated forest where there are clearly visible indications of human activities.
regenerated forest
...of which of introduced Other naturally regenerated forest where the trees are predominantly of introduced species.
species (sub-category)
...of which naturalized Other naturally regenerated forest where the trees are predominantly of naturalized introduced species.
(sub-sub category)
Planted forest Forest predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding.
...of which of introduced Planted forest where the planted/seeded trees are predominantly of introduced species.
species (sub-category)
Mangroves Area of forest and other wooded land with mangrove vegetation.
...of which planted (sub- Mangroves predominantly composed of trees established through planting.
category)
2.2 National data
2.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Schill, et.al. 2006. Forest Land cover 2001 N/A
Formation and Land Cover
Map Series: Lt. Lucia.
2 Canadian International Forest reserves, protected 1989 Land use information was
development Agency, areas obtained from 1989 French
1992. Forest Management satellite image (SPOT).
And Conservation plan
(1992-2002). Ottawa, Canada
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3 Graveson, et al. 2009. Vegetation Types 2009 Field work 191 sample plots
Vegetation Map of St. Lucia and 2009 aerial photography
4 Forestry Dept., Land use map Land Use 2009 Field work; aerial
photography and satellite
imagery
5 CIDA Forest Management Basal area, volumes, 1982 N/A
Assistance Project (Piitz, classifications
1983)This inventory was
conducted by CIDA after
hurricane Allen
6 Forest Demarcation and Bio- Basal area, volumes, 2009 N/A
physical Resource Inventory; classifications
B Tenant 2009
2.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
2.2.3 Original data
Landuse 2009
Description Hectares(2009) hectares(2000)
Bare Ground/Scrub 2.73 .47
Densely Vegetated Farming 13.65 3.58
Forest Reserve 9.42 7.97
Golf Course .064
Grasslands .19 2.69
Intensive Farming 2.95 12.2
Mangrove .18 .23
Mixed Farming 1.56 11.48
Natural Tropical Forest 4.79 6.16
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Other Vegetation 8.63
Ponds .04
Scrub Forest 6.38 6.79
Builtup Area 10.13 9.04
60.64 60.64
Data Source: St. Lucia Forestry Department
Descript Ha(000)
Builtup Areas 11.8800
Deciduous Seasonal Forest 11.7900
Deciduous Seasonal Forest and Grassland 2.6900
Elfin Shrublands 0.0810
Freshwater Swamp Forest 0.0650
Fumarole Vegetation 0.0270
Herbaceous Swamp 0.1460
Intensive Farming 2.0740
Lower Montane Rainforest 12.5600
Mangrove 0.3030
Mixed Farming with Deciduous Seasonal Forest 6.8000
Mixed Farming with Lower Montane Forest 0.7040
Mixed Farming with Semi Evergreen Seasonal Forest 7.0040
Montane Rainforest 0.0710
Semi-evergreen Seasonal Forest 3.8100
Under Construction 0.3160
60.3210
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Gravesons vegetation classification for St. Lucia 2009
2.3 Analysis and processing of national data
2.3.1 Adjustment
2.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
2.3.3 Reclassification
2.4 Data
Table 2a
Forest area (000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Primary forest 18.65 18.05 17.75 17.45 17.15
Other naturally regenerated N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
forest
... of which of introduced N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
species
... of which naturalized N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Planted forest 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15
... of which of introduced N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
species
TOTAL 21.80 21.20 20.90 20.60 20.30
Table 2b
Primary forest converted to (000 ha)
1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2015
Other Other Other
natural Planted Other land natural Planted Other land natural Planted Other land
regeneration regeneration regeneration
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Table 2c
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Area (000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Mangroves (forest and OWL) 0.26 0.22 0.2 0.18 0.16
... of which planted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tiers
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Primary forest Tier 3 Tier 2
Other naturally regenerated forest Tier 3 Tier 2
Planted forest Tier 3 Tier 2
Mangroves Tier 2 Tier 2
Tier Criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Primary forest/Other naturally regenerated Tier 3 : Data sources: Recent (less than Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
forest/Planted forest 10 years) National Forest Inventory or compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
remote sensing with ground truthing or Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
data provided by official agencies or 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
programme for repeated compatible NFIs status) Tier 1 : Other
Tier 2 : Data sources: Full cover mapping/
remote sensing or old NFI (more than 10
years) Tier 1 : Other
2.5 Comments
Comments related to
Category Comments on reported trend
data definitions etc
Primary forest N/A N/A
Other naturally regenerating forest N/A N/A
Planted forest N/A N/A
Mangroves Data was available for 2000 and 2010 N/A
Other general comments to the table
N/A
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3. What are the stocks and growth rates of the forests and how have they changed?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
3.1 Categories and definitions
Category Definition
Growing stock Volume over bark of all living trees with a minimum diameter of 10 cm at breast height (or above
buttress if these are higher). Includes the stem from ground level up to a top diameter of 0 cm,
excluding branches.
Net Annual Increment Average annual volume of gross increment over the given reference period less that of natural losses on
(NAI) all trees, measured to minimum diameters as defined for "Growing stock".
Above-ground biomass All living biomass above the soil including stem stump branches bark seeds and foliage.
Below-ground biomass All biomass of live roots. Fine roots of less than 2 mm diameter are excluded because these often cannot
be distinguished empirically from soil organic matter or litter.
Dead wood All non-living woody biomass not contained in the litter either standing lying on the ground or in the
soil. Dead wood includes wood lying on the surface dead roots and stumps larger than or equal to 10 cm
in diameter or any other diameter used by the country.
Carbon in above-ground Carbon in all living biomass above the soil including stem stump branches bark seeds and foliage.
biomass
Carbon in below-ground Carbon in all biomass of live roots. Fine roots of less than 2 mm diameter are excluded because these
biomass often cannot be distinguished empirically from soil organic matter or litter.
Carbon in dead wood Carbon in all non-living woody biomass not contained in the litter, either standing, lying on the ground,
or in the soil. Dead wood includes wood lying on the surface, dead roots and stumps larger than or equal
to 10 cm in diameter or any other diameter used by the country.
Carbon in litter Carbon in all non-living biomass with a diameter less than the minimum diameter for dead wood (e.g.
10 cm ) lying dead in various states of decomposition above the mineral or organic soil.
Soil carbon Organic carbon in mineral and organic soils (including peat) to a soil depth of 30 cm.
3.2 National data
3.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Forest Inventory 1945 Basal Area; volume; 1945 Forest Inventory and
stocking; forest classification classification; J.S Beard
2 Forest Inventory 1982 Basal Area; volume; damage; 1982 - 2003 CIDA Forest Management
mortality; stocking; forest Assistance Project (Piitz,
classification 1983)This inventory was
conducted by CIDA after
hurricane Allen
3 Forest Inventory 2009 Basal Area; volume; damage; 2009 Forest Demarcation and Bio-
mortality; stocking; forest physical Resource Inventory;
classification B Tenant 2009
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4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
3.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
Exploitation forest Areas of forest with slope less than 30 degrees not requiring
protection for other values
Protection/Production forest Areas of forest with slopes less than 30 degrees requiring
protection for other values, while allowing limited production
Protection forest Areas of forest with slope greater than 30 degrees and any other
areas requiring protection
N/A N/A
3.2.3 Original data
Forest Management Class Mean stocking Mean Total Volume
Exploitation forest 344 205
Protection/Production 305 194
forest
Protection forest 275 183
All forest types 289 187
1982 Inventory table
Species Volume 1982 (m3) Volume 2009 (m3)
Sterculia caribaea 11.4 53.1
Dacryodes excelsa 29.8 30.0
Licania ternatensis 11.0 12.8
Sloanea caribaea 19.6 10.9
Pouteria pallida 14.5 10.1
Sapium caribaeum 6.8 9.8
Guatteria caribaea 7.5 9.7
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Talauma dodecapetala 7.1 3.5
Species Volume within dbh classes (m3) Total Volume (m3)
< 15 15 - < 25 25 - < 35 35 - < 45 45 - < 55 55 - < 65 65 - < 75 > 75
Sterculia 3.7 8.8 11.3 11.9 9.8 4.0 2.1 1.5 53.1
caribaea
Dacryodes
0.1 0.8 1.3 2.8 3.2 3.7 4.9 13.2 30.0
excelsa
Hibiscus 1.5 5.3 6.9 4.4 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.4 23.5
elatus
Licania
ternatensis
0.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.4 1.4 1.6 0.7 12.8
Ocotea
leucoxylon
0.6 2.0 3.0 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 12.1
Swietenia 0.5 1.6 2.2 2.0 2.4 1.5 0.1 0.6 10.9
macro-
phylla
Sloanea 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.9 2.1 4.2 10.9
caribaea
Pouteria 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.5 1.5 3.1 10.1
pallida
Sapium
caribaeum
0.2 1.0 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.3 9.8
Guatteria 0.5 1.4 2.4 2.1 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.2 9.7
caribaea
All 10.7 25.8 26.4 18.8 14.8 8.9 6.1 10.9 122.4
other
species
Total 18.3 48.5 57.5 51.9 44.8 26.9 21.0 36.4 305.3
Volume
Volume of species previously in demand (after Goodlet, 1970)
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3.3 Analysis and processing of national data
3.3.1 Adjustment
Data from the 1982 and 2009 inventories were available for this calculations. To accommodate the in between
years the difference between the 2009 and 1982 was found and divided by the number of years in between then
this factor was used to estimate the missing years.
2009 - 1982/27
Both of the forest inventories were done only for the Forest Reserve which is about 9308 ha.
3.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
3.3.3 Reclassification
3.4 Data
Table 3a
Growing stock volume (million m 3 over bark)
Category Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Total 3.96 5.32 5.86 6.5 7.14 0 0 0 0 N/A
growing
stock
... of N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
which
coniferous
... of 3.96 5.32 5.86 6.5 7.14 0 0 0 0 N/A
which
broadleaved
Table 3b
Category/Species name Growing stock in forest (million cubic meters)
Rank Scientific name Common name 1990 2000 2005 2010
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1 st Sterculia Maho kochon 0.48 0.78 0.93 1.07
caribaea
2 nd Dacryodes Gonmyé 0.325 0.475 0.55 0.63
excelsa
3 rd Licania Bwa di mas 0.25 0.26 0.265 0.27
ternatensis
4 th Sloanea Chatannyé 0.33 0.28 0.255 0.23
caribaea
5 th Pouteria pallida Balata chyen 0.27 0.24 0.225 0.21
6 th Sapium Lagli 0.157 0.177 0.192 0.207
caribaeum
7 th Guatteria Kòsòl mawon, 0.185 0.195 0.2 0.205
caribaea Ti kachiman bwa
8 th Talauma Bwa pan mawon 0.13 0.11 0.093 0.074
dodecapetala
9 th N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 th N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Remaining N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL 2.13 2.52 2.71 2.90
THE PRE-FILLED VALUES FOR GROWING STOCK REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
THRESHOLD VALUES (SEE TABLE BELOW)
Item Value Complementary information
Minimum diameter (cm) at breast height 10cm N/A
of trees included in growing stock (X)
Minimum diameter (cm) at the top end of N/A N/A
stem for calculation of growing stock (Y)
Minimum diameter (cm) of branches N/A N/A
included in growing stock (W)
Volume refers to above ground (AG) or N/A N/A
above stump (AS)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEFINITION OF GROWING STOCK HAS CHANGED AND SHOULD
BE REPORTED AS GROWING STOCK DBH 10 CM INCLUDING THE STEM FROM GROUND
LEVEL UP TO A DIAMETER OF 0 CM, EXCLUDING BRANCHES.
Table 3c
Net annual increment (m 3 per hectare and year)
Category Forest
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
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Net annual N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
increment
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
coniferous
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
broadleaved
Table 3d
Biomass (million metric tonnes oven-dry weight)
Category Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Above N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
ground
biomass
Below N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
ground
biomass
Dead N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
wood
TOTAL .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Table 3e
Carbon (Million metric tonnes)
Category Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Carbon N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
in above
ground
biomass
Carbon N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
in below
ground
biomass
Subtotal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
Living
biomass
Carbon N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
in dead
wood
Carbon N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
in litter
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Subtotal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
Dead
wood
and litter
Soil N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A
carbon
TOTAL .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Tiers
Variable/category Tier for status Tier for trend
Total growing stock Tier 3 Tier 1
Net annual increment N/A N/A
Above ground biomass N/A N/A
Below ground biomass N/A N/A
Dead wood N/A N/A
Carbon in above-ground biomass N/A N/A
Carbon in below ground biomass N/A N/A
Carbon in dead wood and litter N/A N/A
Soil carbon N/A N/A
Tier criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Total growing stock Tier 3: Data sources Recent 10 years Tier 3: Estimate based on repeated
National Forest Inventory or remote compatible tiers 3 (tier for status)
sensing with ground truthing or Domestic growth functions Tier 2:
programme for repeated compatible NFI Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
10 years Domestic volume functions Tier 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 tier for
2: Data sources/registers and statistics status Tier 1: Other
modelling or old NFI 10 years or partial
field inventory Tier 1: Other data sources
Net annual increment Tier 3: Scientifically tested national Tier 3: Confirmation/adjustment of
volume and growth functions Tier 2: functions used through scientific work
Selection of volume and growth functions Tier 2: Review work done to seek
as relevant as possible Tier 1: Other alternative functions Tier: 1 Other
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Biomass Tier 3: Country-specific national or sub- Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
national biomass conversion expansion compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
factors applied or other domestic or Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
otherwise nationally relevant biomass 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
studies Tier 2: Application of country status) Tier 1 : Other
specific national or sub-national biomass
conversion factors from other country
with similar climatic conditions and forest
types Tier 1: International/regional default
biomass expansion factors applied
• Carbon in above ground biomass Tier 3: Country-specific national or sub- Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
• Carbon in below ground biomass national biomass conversion expansion compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
• Carbon in dead wood and litter factors applied Tier 2: Application Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
• Soil carbon of country specific national or sub- 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
national biomass conversion factors status) Tier 1 : Other
form from other country with similar
climatic conditions and forest types Tier
1: International/regional default biomass
expansion factors applied
3.5 Comments on growing stock biomass and carbon
Comments related to
Category Comments on the reported trend
data definitions etc
Total growing stock N/A N/A
Growing stock of broadleaved coniferous N/A N/A
Growing stock composition N/A N/A
Net annual increment N/A N/A
Above-ground biomass N/A N/A
Below-ground biomass N/A N/A
Dead wood N/A N/A
Carbon in above-ground biomass N/A N/A
Carbon in below-ground biomass N/A N/A
Carbon in dead wood N/A N/A
Carbon in litter N/A N/A
Soil carbon N/A N/A
Other general comments to the table
N/A
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4. What is the status of forest production and how has it changed over time?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
4.1 Categories and definitions
Term Definition
Primary designated The primary function or management objective assigned to a management unit either by legal
function prescription documented decision of the landowner/manager or evidence provided by documented
studies of forest management practices and customary use.
Non wood forest product Goods derived from forests that are tangible and physical objects of biological origin other than wood.
(NWFP)
Commercial value of For the purpose of this table, value is defined as the commercial market value at the forest gate.
NWFP
Category Definition
Production forest Forest area designated primarily for production of wood, fibre, bio-energy and/or non-wood forest
products.
Multiple use forest Forest area designated for more than one purpose and where none of these alone is considered as the
predominant designated function.
Total wood removals The total of industrial round wood removals and woodfuel removals.
...of which woodfuel The wood removed for energy production purposes, regardless whether for industrial, commercial or
domestic use.
4.2 National data
4.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Canadian International Land use, Land tenure 1989 Land use information was
development Agency, obtained from 1989 French
1992. Forest Management satellite image (SPOT).
And Conservation plan
(1992-2002). Ottawa, Canada
2 Development of a Sustainable N/A 2009 Masters thesis on the charcoal
Charcoal Industry in St. industry in St. Lucia
Lucia (Donatian Gustave,
2009)
3 Assessing the Sustainable N/A 2009 Masters thesis on the L'ansan
Management and Production industry in St. Lucia
of L'ansan, (2009) Protium
attenuatum Incense in St.
Lucia
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4 The Latanye Broom Industry N/A 2004 N/A
of St. Lucia By Donatian
Gustave, Margaret Severin
and Brent Charles
4.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
4.2.3 Original data
Forest Reserves (1989)
Reserve Area
(1000 ha)
Castries Waterworks 1.393
Barre-de-l’Isle North 0.231
Barre-de-l’Isle South 0.724
Central Forest A 1.631
Central Forest B 1.474
Quilesse 1.4
Saltibus Grand Magazin 0.107
Addition Central Forest 0.121
Dennery Waterworks 0.145
Dennery Ridge 0.071
Marquis Estate 1 0.134
Marquis Estate 2 0.035
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Marquis Estate 3-6 0.019
Forestierre Blocks 0.012
Vie litre 0.216
Fond Estate 0.315
Total 8.028
An additional 1295 hectares of land was added to the forest reserve in 2007.
4.3 Analysis and processing of national data
4.3.1 Adjustment
4.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
4.3.3 Reclassification
The protected areas are considered as designated for conservation of biodiversity and the forest reserves are
designated for multiple use.
4.4 Data
Table 4a
Forest area (000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Production forest 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple use 1.7 1.7 1.7 3 4.3
forest
Table 4b
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Commercial value
of NWFP removals
Rank Name of product Key species NWFP category
2010 (value 1000
local currency)
1 st l'ansan Protium attenuatum 50 7
2 nd latanye Coccothrinax 66 5
barbadensis
3 rd N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
7 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 th N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL 116.00
2010
Name of local currency East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Category
Plant products / raw material
1 Food
2 Fodder
3 Raw material for medicine and aromatic products
4 Raw material for colorants and dyes
5 Raw material for utensils handicrafts construction
6 Ornamental plants
7 Exudates
8 Other plant products
Animal products / raw material
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9 Living animals
10 Hides skins and trophies
11 Wild honey and beewax
12 Wild meat
13 Raw material for medicine
14 Raw material for colorants
15 Other edible animal products
16 Other non-edible animal products
Table 4c Pre-filled data from FAOSTAT
FRA 2015 category (1000 m 3 u.b.)
Year
Total wood removals ...of which woodfuel
1990 8.98 8
1991 9.04 8
1992 9.07 8
1993 8.73 8
1994 8.85 8
1995 8.86 8
1996 8.97 8
1997 9.07 8
1998 9.08 8
1999 9.12 8
2000 9.42 8
2001 9.47 8
2002 9.52 8
2003 9.57 8
2004 9.62 8
2005 9.67 8
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2006 9.7 8
2007 9.74 8
2008 9.78 8
2009 9.81 8
2010 9.85 8
2011 9.86 8
Tiers
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Production forest Tier 3 Tier 3
Multiple use forest Tier 1 Tier 1
Tier Criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Production forest Multiple use forest Tier 3: Updated including field Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
verifications national forest maps compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
including functions Tier 2: Forest maps Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
older than 6 years including forest 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
functions Tier 1: Other status) Tier 1 : Other
4.5 Comments
Comments related to
Category Comments on the reported trend
data definitions etc
Production forest There are no production forests N/A
Multiple use forest N/A N/A
Total wood removals . The volume of production was estimated N/A
as equaling to the consumption and was
stated as 7500 to 8000 tonnes per annum.
The yield of timber for charcoal on scrub
land was one cubic meter per hectare per
year, four (4) cubic metres per hectare
per year for rain forest, ten cubic metres
per hectare per year for pioneer species
per year and Leucaena fifty cubic metres
per hectare per year (excerpt taken from
Gustave, D 2009)
Commercial value of NWFP The information was derived from the N/A
thesis of Toussaint A, 2009 and expert
opinion.
Other general comments to the table
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N/A
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5. How much forest area is managed for protection of soil and water and ecosystem
services?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
5.1 Categories and definitions
Category Definition
Protection of soil and Forest area designated or managed for protection of soil and water
water
...of which production Forest area primarily designated or managed for water production, where most human uses are excluded
of clean water (sub- or heavily modified to protect water quality.
category)
...of which coastal Forest area primarily designated or managed for coastal stabilization.
stabilization (sub-
category)
...of which desertification Forest area primarily designated or managed for desertification control.
control (sub-category)
...of which avalanche Forest area primarily designated or managed to prevent the development or impact of avalanches on
control (sub-category) human life assets or infrastructure.
...of which erosion, flood Forest area primarily designated or managed for protecting communities or assets from the impacts of
protection or reducing erosion riparian floods and landslides or for providing flood plain services.
flood risk (sub-category)
...of which other (sub- Forest area primarily designated or managed for other protective functions.
category)
Ecosystem services, Forest area primarily designated or managed for selected ecosystem services or cultural or spiritual
cultural or spiritual values values.
...of which public Forest area designated or managed for public recreation.
recreation (sub-category)
...of which carbon storage Forest area designated or managed for carbon storage or sequestration.
or sequestration (sub-
category)
...of which spiritual or Forest area designated or managed for spiritual or cultural services.
cultural services (sub-
category)
...of which other (sub- Forest area designated or managed for other ecosystem services.
category)
5.2 National data
5.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Forest, Soil and Water N/A 1946, 1983 Revised in 1983
Conservation Act, 1946
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2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
5.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
Forest Reserve Crown lands so declared under the Forest, Soil and Water
Conservation Act, 1946
Protected Areas Forest Reserve and private land declared under the Forest, Soil
and Water Conservation Act, 1946; Fisheries Act, 1984; and the
National Trust Act, 1975.
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
5.2.3 Original data
Protected areas (1989)
Protected area Area (1000 ha)
The Parrot Sanctuary 1.578
Maria Islands Nature Reserve 0.012
Pigeon Island National Park: 0.018
Anse La Liberte 0.056
Savannes Bay Area: 0.486
Savannes Bay mangrove. 0.051
Praslin mangroves. 0.016
Marquis mangroves. 0.005
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Marigot Bay mangroves. 0.003
Esperance harbour mangroves. 0.005
Anse Lavoutte (Cas-en-Bas) 0.011
mangroves.
Bois d'Orange mangroves. 0.003
Anse Pointe Sable Mankote 0.049
mangroves.
Fregate Island Nature Reserve. 0
Anse Galet 0.071
Total 2.364
5.3 Analysis and processing of national data
5.3.1 Adjustment
5.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
5.3.3 Reclassification
5.4 Data
Table 5a
Forest area (1000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Protection of soil 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.3 9.6
and water
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
production of
clean water
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
coastal
stabilization
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... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
desertification
control
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
avalanche
control
... of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
erosion, flood
protection or
reducing flood
risk
... of which other N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(please specify
in comments
below the table)
Other
N/A
Table 5b
Forest area (1000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Ecosystem services,
cultural or spiritual
values
...of which public 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
recreation
...of which N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
carbon storage or
sequestration
...of which spiritual N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
or cultural services
...of which other N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(please specify in
comments below
the table)
Tiers
Category Tier for reported trend Tier for status
Protection of soil and water Tier 3 Tier 3
Ecosystem services, cultural or spiritual Tier 2 Tier 2
values
Tier criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
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Protection of soil and water Tier 3: High reliability data derived either Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
from high intensity sample survey or data compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
obtained from national or state agencies Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
responsible for regulations or legislation 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
relating to soil and water protection. Tier status) Tier 1 : Other
2: Approaches based on low intensity
or incomplete sample-based surveys or
studies that provide data for specific areas
that is extrapolated through statistical
analysis to national level estimates. Tier 1:
Other
• Cultural or spiritual values Tier 3: High reliability data derived Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
• Public recreation either from high intensity sample survey compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
• Spiritual or cultural services or data obtained from national or state Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
• Other agencies responsible for regulations. Tier 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
2: Approaches based on low intensity status) Tier 1 : Other
or incomplete sample-based surveys or
studies that provide data for specific areas
that is extrapolated through statistical
analysis to national level estimates. Tier 1:
Other
5.5 Comments
Comments related to
Category Comments on the reported trend
data definitions etc
Protection of soil and water N/A N/A
Production of clean water N/A N/A
Coastal stabilization N/A N/A
Desertification control N/A N/A
Avalanche control N/A N/A
Erosion, flood protection or reducing flood N/A N/A
risk
Other protective functions N/A N/A
Ecosystem services, cultural or spiritual These include all protected areas N/A
values including Piton Management area and the
Iyanola area 2 and 4 ha respectively
Public recreation N/A N/A
Carbon storage or sequestration N/A N/A
Spiritual or cultural services N/A N/A
Other ecosystem services N/A N/A
Other general comments to the table
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N/A
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6. How much forest area is protected and designated for the conservation of biodiversity
and how has it changed over time?
Documents for this question:
• Guide for country reporting FRA 2015
• FRA 2015 Terms and Definitions
6.1 Categories and definitions
Category Definition
Conservation of Forest area designated primarily for conservation of biological diversity. Includes but is not limited to
biodiversity areas designated for biodiversity conservation within the protected areas.
Forest area within Forest area within formally established protected areas independently of the purpose for which the
protected areas protected areas were established.
6.2 National data
6.2.1 Data sources
References to sources
Variables Years Additional comments
of information
1 Canadian International Land use, Land tenure 1989 Land use information was
development Agency, obtained from 1989 French
1992. Forest Management satellite image (SPOT).
And Conservation plan
(1992-2002). Ottawa, Canada
2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
6.2.2 Classification and definitions
National class Definition
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
6.2.3 Original data
Forest Reserves (1989)
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Reserve Area
(1000 ha)
Castries Waterworks 1.393
Barre-de-l’Isle North 0.231
Barre-de-l’Isle South 0.724
Central Forest A 1.631
Central Forest B 1.474
Quilesse 1.4
Saltibus Grand Magazin 0.107
Addition Central Forest 0.121
Dennery Waterworks 0.145
Dennery Ridge 0.071
Marquis Estate 1 0.134
Marquis Estate 2 0.035
Marquis Estate 3-6 0.019
Forestierre Blocks 0.012
Vie litre 0.216
Fond Estate 0.315
Total 8.028
An additional 1295 hectares of land was added to the forest reserve in 2007.
Protected areas (1989)
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Protected area Area (1000 ha)
The Parrot Sanctuary 1.578
Maria Islands Nature Reserve 0.012
Pigeon Island National Park: 0.018
Anse La Liberte 0.056
Savannes Bay Area: 0.486
Savannes Bay mangrove. 0.051
Praslin mangroves. 0.016
Marquis mangroves. 0.005
Marigot Bay mangroves. 0.003
Esperance harbour mangroves. 0.005
Anse Lavoutte (Cas-en-Bas) 0.011
mangroves.
Bois d'Orange mangroves. 0.003
Anse Pointe Sable Mankote 0.049
mangroves.
Fregate Island Nature Reserve. 0
Anse Galet 0.071
Total 2.364
6.3 Analysis and processing of national data
6.3.1 Adjustment
6.3.2 Estimation and forecasting
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6.3.3 Reclassification
The protected areas are considered as designated for conservation of biodiversity and the forest reserves are
designated for multiple use. Remaining areas are classified as no/unknown designation.
6.4 Data
Table 6
Forest area (000 hectares)
Categories
1990 2000 2005 2010 2015
Conservation of 8 8 8 9.3 9.6
biodiversity
Forest area 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
within protected
areas
Tiers
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
Conservation of biodiversity Tier 2 Tier 2
Forest area within protected areas Tier 2 Tier 2
Tier criteria
Category Tier for status Tier for reported trend
• Conservation of biodiversity Tier 3: Data obtained from national or Tier 3 : Estimate based on repeated
• Forests within protected areas state agencies responsible for conservation compatible tiers 3 (tier for status) Tier 2 :
and protected area or legislation relating Estimate based on repeated compatible tier
to area protection. Tier 2: Studies that 2 or combination tier 3 and 2 or 1 (tier for
provide data for specific areas that is status) Tier 1 : Other
extrapolated through statistical analysis to
national level estimates Tier 1 Other
6.5 Comments
Comments related to
Category Comments on the reported trend
data definitions etc
Conservation of biodiversity N/A N/A
Forest area within protected areas N/A N/A
Other general comments to the table
N/A
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