Статья

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

Matthew C. HansenDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAPeter PotapovDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USARebecca MooreGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USAM. HancherGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USASvetlana TurubanovaDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAAlexandra TyukavinaDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USADavid ThauGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USAStephen V. StehmanDepartment of Forest and Natural Resources Management, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USAS. J. GoetzWoods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540, USAThomas R. LovelandEarth Resources Observation and Science, United States Geological Survey, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USAAnil KommareddyGeographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USAA. EgorovGeographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USALouise ChiniDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAC. O. JusticeDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAJ. R. TownshendDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

2013en

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Аннотация

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 spatial resolution of 30 meters. The tropics were the only climate domain to exhibit a trend, with forest loss increasing by 2101 square kilometers per year. Brazil's well-documented reduction in deforestation was offset by increasing forest loss in Indonesia, Malaysia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Zambia, Angola, and elsewhere. Intensive forestry practiced within subtropical forests resulted in the highest rates of forest change globally. Boreal forest loss due largely to fire and forestry was second to that in the tropics in absolute and proportional terms. These results depict a globally consistent and locally relevant record of forest change.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1244693

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