Caption
Forest Cover – Current and Past
Summary
Deforestation Since Neolithic Era
Note:
The forest cover shown for 7,000 B.C. is the “estimated extent of closed forest assuming today’s climatic conditions.”
Copyright status
© 2007 Amber Mahone
Source
GIS data is from World Resources Institute [1]:
- Current forest, eastern hemisphere
- Current forest, western hemisphere
- Frontier Forests
The original forest cover data was published in “The Last Frontier Forests: Ecosystems and Economies on the Edge.” Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 1997.