Global Generalised ' Original' and ' Current' Forest

This dataset, compiled from various sources at UNEP-WCMC, shows the current extent of global forest cover and the original extent of global forest cover before human impact. It is divided into needle-leaf forest (NF), non-forest (NON), temperate, broadleaf and mixed forest (TBMF), tropical dry fo...

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Field	Value
Source	https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/e56277812f854e7ca8fa9282ee323c5e
Author	UNEP-WCMC
Maintainer	UNEP-WCMC
Last Updated	March 9, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
Created	March 9, 2023, 12:16 (UTC)
GUID	unep-wcmc-rsrc-geospatial-dataset-e56277812f854e7ca8fa9282ee323c5e
Issued	2022-06-08T14:03:15.749+00:00
Language	en
Modified	2022-06-23T14:31:00.655+00:00
Publisher email	info@unep-wcmc.org
Publisher name	UNEP-WCMC
Theme	Geospatial Dataset
avg_rating	0
citation	Citation: UNEP-WCMC. (1998). Global Generalised Original and Current Forest Cover dataset (V 3.0). Cambridge (UK): UNEP-WCMC.
data_type	webpage
date_published	1998-01-01
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license	unep-wcmc-general
num_views	149
short_description	About half of the forest that was present under modern (i.e. post-Pleistocene) climatic conditions, and before the spread of human influence, has disappeared, largely through the impact of man's activities. The spread of agriculture and animal husbandry, the harvesting of forests for timber and fuel, and the expansion of populated areas have all taken their toll on forests. The causes and timing of forest loss differ between regions and forest types, as do the current trends in change in forest cover.