Global drivers of forest loss at 1 km resolution - Version 1.2

This product shows the dominant driver in each 1 km cell over the entire period. It does not show multiple drivers if they occur in the same cell at smaller scales, nor does it detail the sequence of drivers if multiple occurred at different times within the period.

This product does not distinguish between the loss of natural forest and planted trees (e.g., plantations, tree crops, or agroforestry systems). While tree cover loss associated with the permanent agriculture, hard commodities, and settlements & infrastructure classes represent a close approximation of deforestation, they do not always represent the conversion of natural forests to other land uses and in some cases may represent loss of planted trees. Similarly, replacement of natural forest with wood fiber plantations is not distinguished from routine harvesting within existing plantations established before 2000, as these are both included in the logging class.

These data are limited in scope to attributing drivers to tree cover loss as mapped by the Hansen et al. (2013) tree cover loss product, and therefore the detection of loss is subject to the accuracy of that product. A full description of limitations is included in the publication.