Improved estimates of forest cover and loss in the brazilian amazon in 2000-2017
| dc.contributor.author | Qin, Y., Xiao, X., Dong, J., Zhang, Y., Wu, X., Shimabukuro, Y., Arai, E., Biradar, C., Wang, J., Zou, Z., Liu, F., Shi, Z., Doughty, R. and Moore III, B | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T16:50:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The data, information and knowledge on the tropical forest area and its dynamics in the Brazilian Amazon remain contentious. We use time-series satellite images to quantify annual forest area, loss and gain in the Brazilian Amazon during 2000-2017. We find that forest area was ~15% higher than the estimate by the official Brazilian forest dataset (PRODES), but annual forest-loss rates were twice the PRODES estimates (~0.027 × 10⁶ km² yr-1 during 2001-2016). Forest-loss rates increased again after 2013. The El Niño and drought year (2015/2016) drove large forest area loss. The cumulative forest-loss area within the protected areas (which include ~50% of forests in the region) was ~11% of the total forest-loss area, which highlights the roles of protected areas in forest conservation. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41893-019-0336-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0336-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ecosistemas.senacyt.gob.pa/handle/123456789/635 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Nature Sustainability, v. 2:764–772 | |
| dc.rights | openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Tropical forest area | |
| dc.subject | Brazilian Amazon | |
| dc.subject | Forest-loss | |
| dc.title | Improved estimates of forest cover and loss in the brazilian amazon in 2000-2017 | |
| dc.type | text |