

Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. By harnessing cutting-edge technology, GFW allows anyone to access near real-time information about where and how forests are changing around the world. Contact the Global Forest Watch Team
Oil and gas concessions (v2025)
Boundaries of areas allocated by governments to companies for the exploration of oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons.
Wood fiber concessions (v2025)
Boundaries of areas allocated by governments for tree plantations used in the production of timber and wood pulp to derive paper and paper products.
Logging concessions (v2025)
Boundaries of logging concessions for selective logging of natural forests in select countries.
Oil palm concessions (v2025)
Boundaries of areas allocated by governments to companies for oil palm plantations.
Mining concessions (v2025)
Boundaries of areas allocated by governments to companies for the extraction of minerals.
Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT Version 2.1)
A database of planted forests and tree crop boundaries at a near-global scale, with associated carbon removal factors.
Tropical Tree Cover
This layer displays tree extent at the ten-meter scale and tree cover at the half hectare scale to enable accurate monitoring of trees in urban areas, agricultural lands, and in open canopy and dry forest ecosystems.
Forest Carbon Removals
This gross removals layer is part of the forest carbon flux model described in Harris et al. (2021). This paper introduces a geospatial monitoring framework for estimating global forest carbon fluxes which can assist a variety of actors and organizations with tracking greenhouse gas fluxes from forests and in decreasing emissions or increasing removals by forests.
Forest Carbon Emissions
This gross emission layer is part of the forest carbon flux model described in Harris et al. (2021). This paper introduces a geospatial monitoring framework for estimating global forest carbon fluxes which can assist a variety of actors and organizations with tracking greenhouse gas fluxes from forests and in decreasing emissions or increasing removals by forests.
Net Forest Carbon Flux
This net flux layer is part of the forest carbon flux model described in Harris et al. (2021). This paper introduces a geospatial monitoring framework for estimating global forest carbon fluxes which can assist a variety of actors and organizations with tracking greenhouse gas fluxes from forests and in decreasing emissions or increasing removals by forests.


