High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

C. Hansen, Matthew; Potapov, Peter; Moore, Rebecca; Hancher, M.; Turubanova, Svetlana; Tyukavina, Alexandra; Thau, David; V. Stehman, Stephen; J. Goetz, S.; R. Loveland, Thomas; Kommareddy, Anil; Egorov, A.; Chini, Louise; O. Justice, C.; R. Townshend, J.

doi:10.1126/science.1244693

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High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

Published in Science • Nov 14, 2013

Authors:

Matthew C. Hansen

Peter Potapov

Rebecca Moore

Abstract

Quantification of global forest change has been lacking despite the recognized importance of forest ecosystem services. In this study, Earth observation satellite data were used to map global forest loss (2.3 million square kilometers) and gain (0.8 million square kilometers) from 2000 to 2012 at a ...

Subject

Deforestation (computer science)

Forest cover

Tropics

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