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2017-05-21

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Dataset of forest cover in 2016. In Borneo, ‘Forest’ are mainly closed-canopy (>90% cover) and high carbon stock (Above Ground carbon > 150 Mg C/Ha) evergreen Dipterocarps growing on either mineral or peat soils. On peat domes, ‘Forest’ may include low carbon stock pole forests. On highland regions, ‘Forest’ may include Kerangas and in coastal areas, mangroves. ‘Intact Forest‘ are pristine old-growth forests, i.e. forests that have never been disturbed by humans, or for which disturbances were too localized to be detected by satellites. Old-growth forest ecosystems usually include many old (>500 years) closed-canopy emergent trees. ‘Logged Forest’ are intact forests that have been impacted by industrial-scale mechanized selective logging at some point since 1973. They have lost their original structure, but have remained in good condition and regenerate quickly. ‘Regrowth Forest’ are areas of forest that were likely young regrowth in 1973 and resemble intact forest in 2015. In 1973, before extractive industries began, forests were mainly Intact (old-growth). ‘Forest’ excludes young forest regrowth, scrublands, tree plantations, agricultural land, and non-vegetated areas. The latter are clumped into ‘Non-Forest’. This dataset is an updated version from previous version (Forest_area_in_2015.7z) with 2016 deforestation update added to the data.

2017-05-21