. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. 11 Benin and Togo BENIN landareo 110,620 sq. km Population (mid-1990) 4 7 million Population growth rote in 1990 3 2 per tent Population projected to 2020 117 million Gross national product per capita ()988) USS340 Rain forest (see mop) 424 sq km Closed broadleaved forest (end 1980)' 470 sq km Annual deforestation rote (1981-5)' 12 sq km Industrial roundwood production! 262,000 cu m Industrial roundwood exportst nd Fuelwood and charcoal production! 4,738,000 cu. m Processed wood production! 11,000 cu. m Processed wood exports! id TOGO Landa
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. 11 Benin and Togo BENIN landareo 110,620 sq. km Population (mid-1990) 4 7 million Population growth rote in 1990 3 2 per tent Population projected to 2020 117 million Gross national product per capita ()988) USS340 Rain forest (see mop) 424 sq km Closed broadleaved forest (end 1980)' 470 sq km Annual deforestation rote (1981-5)' 12 sq km Industrial roundwood production! 262,000 cu m Industrial roundwood exportst nd Fuelwood and charcoal production! 4,738,000 cu. m Processed wood production! 11,000 cu. m Processed wood exports! id TOGO Landareo 54,390sq km Population (mid-1990) million Population growth rote in 1990 3 6 per cent Population projected to 2020 9 9 million Gross national product per capita (1988) US$370 Rain forest (see mop) 1360 sq. km Closed broadleaved forest (end 1980)' 3040 sq km Annual deforestation rote (1981-5)' 21 sq km Industrial roundwood production! 183,000 cu m Industrial roundwood exports! nd Fuelwood and charcoal! 683,000 cu m Processed wood production! 5000 cu. m Processed wood exports! nd â FAO 11988) t 1989 dole from FAO 119911. A long history of intense human activity, couplecd with a relatively dry climate, meant that most of the closed forests of both Benin and Togo had already been lost when colonial administrations were imposed late in the 19th century. Now only tiny relict forest patches remain and the flora and fauna of both countries are seriously endangered. Introduction Benin and Togo are small, elongated countries that lie in the area where savannas have for a long time interrupted the forests which bordered the rest of the West African coast. This interruption in the forests, the so-called Dahomey Gap, may result directly from the dry climate (cold sea currents create an area of low rainfall along the 150 km coastline), or possibly from the concentration of human activity in an area where the drier conditions favour agri- culture (Robbins, 1978). Benin, the larger of
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