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Global Forest Change

Global dataset of forest cover and loss from Landsat imagery. Maps tree cover in 2000 and yearly forest loss (and gain) through 2022

Dataset summary

Provider
Univ. of Maryland / Global Forest Watch
Spatial coverage
Global
Temporal coverage
2000-2022
Spatial resolution
30m
Temporal resolution
Yearly
Formats
GeoTIFF
Climate variable tags
Land Cover / Built Environment
Observatory relevance
North Carolina, Amazon Basin, East Africa, Southeast Asia

Variables and notes

  • Global dataset of forest cover and loss from Landsat imagery. Maps tree cover in 2000 and yearly forest loss (and gain) through 2022

Related learning resources

Use these guides to interpret the variable, scale, format, and workflow choices before using this dataset in a climate-health analysis.

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