The Quiddy River watershed experienced 928 Ha of tree cover loss from 2001 to 2014, accounting for 24.94% of total tree cover in 2000 of 3271 Ha, presenting a positive or increasing trend. It scores 5 of 5 on the World Resources Institute GFW Water Risk Scale for Recent Forest Loss where a score of 4 of 5 is the threshold of concern.
A timeline of Forest Cover Loss in the region from 2001 to 2014 may be viewed at Global Forest Watch here [ Ссылка ]
Pink represents Forest Cover Loss in hectares.
Google Timelapse from 1985 to 2016 may be seen here
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References
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Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M. Hancher, S. A. Turubanova, A. Tyukavina, D. Thau, S. V. Stehman, S. J. Goetz, T. R. Loveland, A. Kommareddy, A. Egorov, L. Chini, C. O. Justice, and J. R. G. Townshend. 2013. “High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change.” Science 342 (15 November): 850–53. Data available from: earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-
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Qin, Y., T. Gartner, S. Minnemeyer, P. Reig, and S. Sargent. 2016. “Global Forest Watch Water Metadata Document” Technical Note. Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute. Available online at: [ Ссылка ]
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