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Sources How the Map was Made Sources How the Map was Made FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2005. State of the World’s The map presents a globally consistent picture. Each of the scientific FAOForests (Food 2005 and .Agriculture Rome. Organization of the United Nations). 2005. State of the World’s researchThe map projects presents behind a globally the map consistent has applied picture. the Eachsame of definitions the scientific and Forests 2005. Rome. research projects behind the map has applied the same definitions and FAO. 2006. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005, Main Report: Progress Towards data collection methods for the entire world. FAO.Sustainable 2006. Global Forest Forest Management Resources. Rome. Assessment 2005, Main Report: Progress Towards IDEAS TRANSFORMTRANSFORM data collection methods for the entire world. Sustainable Forest Management. Rome. The world’s historical forest cover is the area where climate conditions are Hansen, M. C., R. S. DeFries, J. R. G. Townshend, M. Carroll, C. Dimiceli, and R. A. Sohlberg. Hansen, M. C., R. S. DeFries, J. R. G. Townshend, M. Carroll, C. Dimiceli, and R. A. Sohlberg. believedThe world’s to have historical permitted forest forest cover growth is the some area 8,000where yearsclimate ago. conditions This map are 2003. Global percent tree cover at a spatial resolution of 500 meters: First results of the believed to have permitted forest growth some 8,000 years ago. This map MODIS2003. vegetationGlobal percent continuous tree cover fi elds at aalgorithm. spatial resolution Earth Interactions of 500 meters: 7:1-15. First results of the was developed by classifying the world’s ecoregions (Olson, et al., 2001) MODIS vegetation continuous fi elds algorithm. Earth Interactions 7:1-15. was developed by classifying the world’s ecoregions (Olson, et al., 2001) Hansen, M. C., S. V. Stehman, P. V. Potapov, T. R. Loveland, J. R. G. Townshend, R. S. into forest, sparse forest, and non-forest, and then adjusting the result Hansen, M. C., S. V. Stehman, P. V. Potapov, T. R. Loveland, J. R. G. Townshend, R. S. LANDSCAPES into forest, sparse forest, and non-forest, and then adjusting the result DeFries, K. W. Pittman, B. Arunarwati, F. Stolle, M. K. Steininger, M. Carroll, and C. with a map of original forest cover compiled by the World Conservation DiMiceli.DeFries, Humid K. W. Pittman, tropical B.forest Arunarwati, clearing F.from Stolle, 2000 M. K.to Steininger,2005 quantifi M. edCarroll, by using and multi-C. andwith Monitoring a map of Centre original (WCMC) forest coverfor the compiled World Commission by the World on Conservation Forests and temporalDiMiceli. and Humid multiresolution tropical forest remotely clearing sensed from 2000 data. to PNAS 2005 2008 quantifi 105:9439-9444. ed by using multi- and Monitoring Centre (WCMC) for the World Commission on Forests and temporal and multiresolution remotely sensed data. PNAS 2008 105:9439-9444. The World’sWorld’s ForestsForests fromfrom a a Restoration Restoration Perspective Perspective — — Preliminary Preliminary Map Map Sustainable Development (WCFSD, 1999). Corrections were made for New IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Zealand,Sustainable Australia, Development Madagascar, (WCFSD, South 1999). America, Corrections and Iceland. were made for New IPCC,Fourth 2007: Assessment Climate Change Report of2007: the IntergovernmentalMitigation. Contribution Panel of on Working Climate Group Change III to [B. the Zealand, Australia, Madagascar, South America, and Iceland. Metz,Fourth O.R. Assessment Davidson, ReportP.R. Bosch, of the R. Intergovernmental Dave, L.A. Meyer Panel(eds)], on Cambridge Climate Change University [B. The world’s current forest cover is the area where forests grow today. Press,Metz, Cambridge, O.R. Davidson, United P.R. Kingdom Bosch, R. and Dave, New L.A. York, Meyer NY, (eds)],USA., Cambridge University The world’s current forest cover is the area where forests grow today. Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA., This map was developed using the Continuous Vegetation Fields dataset JRC (European Commission Joint Research Centre). 2003. The Global Land Cover Map SinceSince thethe mostmost recent recent ice ice age, age, moremore more thanthan than threethree three quartersquarters quarters ofof of thethe the world’sworld’s world’s forestsforests forests of UniversityThis map wasof Maryland/South developed using Dakota the Continuous State University, Vegetation which Fields was dataset pro- JRCfor (Europeanthe Year 2000 Commission (GLC 2000). Joint Research Centre). 2003. The Global Land Cover Map havehave beenbeen cleared,cleared, fragmented, fragmented, or or degraded. degraded. of University of Maryland/South Dakota State University, which was pro- for the Year 2000 (GLC 2000). duced using satellite images (Hansen, et al., 2003). MA. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and human well-being: Scenarios. duced using satellite images (Hansen, et al., 2003). MA.Findings Millennium of the Ecosystem Scenarios AssessmentWorking Group.. Ecosystems Island Press, and Washingtonhuman well-being: D.C. 2005. Scenarios. ButBut forestforest landscapeslandscapes are are landscapes landscapes of of opportunity.opportunity. opportunity. The extent of historical deforestation is the difference between historical Findings of the Scenarios Working Group. Island Press, Washington D.C. 2005. The extent of historical deforestation is the difference between historical and current forest cover. Closed and open forests were mapped separate- Olson, D. M., E. Dinerstein, E. D. Wikramanayake, N. D. Burgess, G. V. N. Powell, E. C. Un- Yesterday’sYesterday’s loss,lossloss, canhowever, however, be tomorrow’s can can be be tomorrow’s tomorrow’sgain. Many gain. gain.of these Some Some landscapes of of these these landscapes landscapes and current forest cover. Closed and open forests were mapped separate- Olson,derwood, D. M., J. E.A. Dinerstein,D’amico, I. E.Itoua, D. Wikramanayake, H. E. Strand, J. C.N. Morrison,D. Burgess, C. G. J. V.Loucks, N. Powell, T. F. E. Allnutt, C. Un- ly. Deforested lands were classified according to current land cover, using T. derwood,H. Ricketts, J. A.Y. Kura,D’amico, J. F. I. Lamoreux, Itoua, H. E. W. Strand, W. Wettengel, J. C. Morrison, P. Hedao, C. J. and Loucks, K. R. T.Kassem. F. Allnutt, ly. Deforested lands were classified according to current land cover, using cancan bebe resotred,restored,resotred, and and climate climate and and otherother other benefitsbenefits benefits willwill will growgrow grow withwith with thethe the trees.trees. trees. the Global Land Cover Map from the European Commission Joint 2001.T. H. TerrestrialRicketts, Y. ecoregions Kura, J. F. Lamoreux, of the World: W. W.A newWettengel, map of P. life Hedao, on Earth. and K.BioScience R. Kassem. the Global Land Cover Map from the European Commission Joint 51(10):2001. 1-6.Terrestrial ecoregions of the World: A new map of life on Earth. BioScience Research Centre (JRC, 2003). 51(10): 1-6. TheThe globalglobal carboncarbon sequestration sequestration potential potential of of afforestation afforestation andand and reforestationreforestation reforestation isis is Research Centre (JRC, 2003). Potapov P, A. Yaroshenko, S. Turubanova, M. Dubinin, L. Laestadius, C. Thies, D. Aksenov, The extent of recent tropical deforestation is shown according to an ana- Potapov P, A. Yaroshenko, S. Turubanova, M. Dubinin, L. Laestadius, C. Thies, D. Aksenov, moremore thanthan 150150 gigatons gigatons CO CO byby by 2100,2100, 2100, comparablecomparable comparable inin in scalescale scale toto to avoidedavoided avoided deforestation.deforestation. deforestation. The extent of recent tropical deforestation is shown according to an ana- A. Egorov, Ye. Esipova, I. Glushkov, M. Karpachevskiy, M. Manisha, E. Tsybikova, I. 2 2 lysis of tree cover in satellite images for the years 2000–2005 (Hansen, ZhuravlevaA. Egorov, (2008)Ye. Esipova, Mapping I. Glushkov, the World’s M. Karpachevskiy, Intact Forest Landscapes M. Manisha, by E. RemoteTsybikova, Sensing. I. et al.lysis, 2008). of tree cover in satellite images for the years 2000–2005 (Hansen, EcologyZhuravleva and Society(2008) Mapping(In Press). the World’s Intact Forest Landscapes by Remote Sensing. RestoredRestored landslands willwill support support livelihoods livelihoods and and biodiversity,biodiversity, biodiversity, supplysupply supply cleanclean clean waterwater water et al., 2008). Ecology and Society (In Press). and reduce erosion, and produce biomass fuel and forest products. An intact forest landscape is a large, unbroken expanse of natural eco- WCFSD (World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development). 1999. Our andand reducereduce erosion,erosion, and and produce produce biomass biomass fuel fuel and and forest forest products. products. An intact forest landscape is a large, unbroken expanse of natural eco- WCFSDForests, (World Our Future Commission. Cambridge on Forests University and Sustainable Press. Development). 1999. Our systems within areas of current forest extent, without signs of significant Forests, Our Future. Cambridge University Press. ButBut wherewhere areare these these lands lands located? located? How How muchmuch much isis is available?available? available? humansystems activity, within and areas having of currentan area forest of at leastextent, 50,000 without hectares. signs of Intactsignificant for- human activity, and having an area of at least 50,000 hectares.

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