• Tropical Moist Forests (TMF) - Transition map

    The transition map captures the sequential dynamics of changes by providing transition stages from the initial observation period to the end of the year 2019. It depicts five main land cover types with a few sub-types: (i) remaining undisturbed moist forests (including the mangroves), (ii) degraded forests with two sub-types corresponding mostly to either logged or burned forests, (iii) young forest regrowth, (iv) deforested land that includes three subcategories of converted land cover: (a) water bodies (new dams and river flow changes); (b) tree plantations; and (c) other land cover that includes infrastructure, agriculture and mining, and (v) non-TMF cover (including afforestation).

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    EC-JRC
  • editSuggested citation
    Vancutsem, C., Achard, F., Pekel, J.-F., Vieilledent, G., Carboni, S., Simonetti, D., Gallego, J., Aragao, L., Nasi, R., Long-term (1990-2019) monitoring of tropical moist forests dynamics. Preprint available: Doi 10.1101/2020.09.17.295774
  • extensionRelated tool or portal
    https://forobs.jrc.ec.europa.eu/TMF/
  • copyrightLicence
    No information provided
  • av_timerDate or time period of observation
    2020
  • timerFrequency of update
    Annual
  • mapGeographic coverage
    Tropical Moist Forests in Africa
  • tab_unselectedSpatial Resolution
    30 meters
  • extensionTechnical background
    The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre developed this new dataset on change dynamics 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-disturbances recovery through two complementary thematic layers: a transition map and an annual change collection of 30 maps. Each disturbance is characterized by its timing (dates and duration), recurrence and intensity.
  • errorCautions
    No caution provided
  • dashboardRelated SDGs and targets
    GOAL 15: Life on land,
  • tocRelated Topics
    Environment, Forests
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