Table 4. Distribution of units mapped using a Geographic Information System model to determine the area of the Brazilian Amazon still available for national forests or Florestas Nacionais (Flonas).

Type of area
Area in km2  
Brazilian Amazon
5,000,000    
    Protected
1,200,000    
    Nonforest
1,550,000    
    Unprotected
3,600,000    
        Forest
2,050,000    
            Occupied
450,000    
                County seats
131,000    
                Rural communities
46,000    
                Probably occupied
273,000    
            Low timber value
50,000    
            Economically unviable
400,000    
            High conversation priority
437,000    
            Potential Flonas
713,000