state of global forests
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STATE OF GLOBAL FORESTS
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Instituto Nacional de Bosques
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Liberia Forestry Development Authority
Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism (DRC)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs , The Netherlands
Ministry of Forest Economy and Sustainable Development (Congo)
Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (Cameroon)
Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing (CAR)
Mongabay
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NASA Ames Research Center
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Unilever
United States Agency for International Development
University of Maryland
Vizzuality
Wildlife Conservation Society
Winrock
Woods Hole Research Center
World Resources Institute
Yayasan Puter Indonesia
Zoological Society of London
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
Global Annual Tree Cover Loss Remains High
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Annual T
ree C
over
Loss
(mill
ions o
f hecta
res)
Global tree cover loss
Three-year moving average
RANK COUNTRY THOUSANDS OF HECTARES
1 Russia 4,319
2 Canada 2,450
3 Brazil 2,157
4 United States 1,736
5 Indonesia 1,605
6Democratic Republic of the
Congo608
7 China 523
8 Malaysia 465
9 Argentina 439
10 Paraguay 421
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
Countries with Greatest Average Annual Tree Cover Loss
2011-2013
Boreal Region Sees Steepest
Increase in Annual Tree Cover Loss
PHOTO: CASMIUM/FLICKR
Steepest Increase in Annual Tree Cover Loss Occurred in the Boreal
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Annu
al T
ree C
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Loss
(mill
ions o
f hecta
res)
Tropics
(solid= trend,
dotted=annual)
Boreal
(solid= trend,
dotted=annual)
Subtropics
(solid= trend,
dotted=annual)
Temperate
(solid= trend,
dotted=annual)
Numerous Fires Burned in Western Quebec
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
Numerous Fires Burned in Western Quebec
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
PHOTO: USGS/NASA
Acquired by USGS and NASA’s Landsat 8
Global Forest Watch PartnersAcquired by USGS and NASA’s Landsat 8
PHOTO: CIFOR/FLICKR
Indonesia’s Tree Cover Loss Slows
Annual Tree Cover Loss in Indonesia
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
An
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Co
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f th
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f h
ecta
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Striped = Loss outside of primary forest
Solid = Loss within primary forests
Represents the three-year moving average
PHOTO: MAX MAYOROV/FLICKR
Two Hotspots Emerge for Annual
Tree Cover Loss
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
Indonesia
Laos
Liberia
Madagascar
Argentina
Vietnam
Malaysia
Uruguay
Paraguay
Cambodia
• Acceleration is the percent increase
in tree cover loss per year
• Calculated based on proportion of
tree cover loss to tree cover extent
Top Ten Countries With Fastest Acceleration of Annual Tree Cover Loss
2001-2013
SOURCE: HANSEN ET AL./GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
Top Ten Countries With Fastest Acceleration of Annual Tree Cover Loss
2001-2013
Acceleration = percent increase in tree cover loss per year, relative to tree cover extent
PANEL DISCUSSION
Michael Wolosin, Climate Advisers
Leslie Weldon, US Forest Service
Tom Langan, Unilever
Kerri-Ann Jones, formerly of US Department of State
Lawrence MacDonald, World Resources Institute (Moderator)
STATE OF GLOBAL FORESTS
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