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Countries Appendix ZAMBIA (42.2%) Economically depressed Zambia is burdened with high population growth (3.3%, though because of AIDS this has fallen to 2.1%) and an increasing foreign debt. Despite numerous national parks, Zambia has serious problems with poaching which has dramatically reduced elephant and rhino populations. Deforestation is mostly the by-product of widespread slash-and-burn agriculture and tropical forests may disappear by the end of the decade. The hardwood forests of the Western grasslands are still in pretty good shape, although the timber industry is rapidly developing. . . . . . For current information I highly recommend trying the CIA and FAO links below. CIA-World Factbook Profile FAO-Forestry Profile |
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