Tracking long-term (1990-2019) deforestation and degradation in tropical moist forests
Product Version: TMF_2019_v1
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre developed this new dataset on forest cover change in tropical moist
forests (TMF) using 38 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 1990-2019. 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).