The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre developed this new dataset on forest cover change in tropical
moist forests (TMF) using 41 years of Landsat time series. The wall-to-wall maps at 0.09 ha resolution (30m)
depict the TMF extent and the related disturbances (deforestation and degradation), and post-deforestation
recovery (or forest regrowth) through two complementary thematic layers: a transition map and an annual change
collection over the period 1990-2022. Each disturbance (deforestation or degradation) is characterized by its
timing and intensity. Deforestation refers to a change in land cover (from forest to non-forested land) when
degradation refers to a temporary disturbance in a forest remaining forested such as selective logging, fires
and unusual weather events (hurricanes, droughts, blowdown).
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New transition map of tropical moist forest at 10m, integrating Sentinel 2 data for the year 2022
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New country factsheets available for download, summarising tropical forest status and dynamics of deforestation and forest degradation
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Tropical moist forest maps updated up to year 2022 with additional
improvements and corrections in the archive dataset.
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Check out the data access section to download maps and country level statistics
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Check out google earth engine tutorial with scripts and tips to further explore the TMF data
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Check out the FAQ section
