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License Type
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Indicator Name
Tree Cover Loss
Short definition
Identifies areas of gross tree cover loss
Long definition
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area.
The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution.
Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.
Source
Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
Periodicity
Annual
Other notes
Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Related source links
https://data.globalforestwatch.org/maps/gfw::tree-cover-loss-1/about
License URL
https://data.globalforestwatch.org/pages/data-policy