Forest-cover loss

Definition

A reduction in tree cover. It can indicate deforestation, but tree-cover loss alone does not necessarily establish permanent conversion to another land use.

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Paper 3

The historical examples below concern Amazonian forests. Their measurements describe forest-cover loss, which is useful evidence of forest change but is not automatically identical to permanent deforestation.
Revise: Variations in Deforestation Rates

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