Forest trends in buffer zones (B01, B15, and B510) around Effective National Parks (i.e. parks that increased or maintained their forest area between 2001 and 2009).

Numbers in bold represent the WDPA Identifier. 756: Aberdare, Kenya (est. 1950), 779: Nyika, Malawi (est. 1965), 922: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (est. 1973), 926: Gombe, Tanzania (est. 1968), 2296: Ruma, Kenya (est. 1983), 9162: Rusizi, Burundi (est. 1980), NP1: merged parks 925 (Arusha, Tanzania, est. 1960) and 303328 (Meru, Tanzania, est. 1951), NP5: merged parks 9148 (Nyungwe, Rwanda, est. 1933) and 9161 (Kibira, Burundi, est. 1934), NP6: merged parks 863 (Volcans, Rwanda, est. 1929), 18438 (Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda, est. 1991), 40002 (Kibale, Uganda), 40042 (Semuliki, Uganda, est. 1993), 313109 (Mgahinga Gorilla, Uganda, est. 1930), 166889 (Parc National des Virunga, Congo) and 957 (Queen Elizabeth, est. 1952).N with forest – Number of parks that encompassed evergreen forests in this buffer zone; N (FL) – Number of parks with forest loss in that buffer zone; N (FL > FLBG) – Number of parks with forest loss (FL; in %) that was higher than background forest loss (FLBG; in %) outside protected areas in East Africa; Parks (FL > FLBG) – name of parks with FL > FLBG). See Table 3 for further details on buffer zones.