Fig. 1: Share of 2023 primary forest loss in patches smaller than commonly employed minimum area thresholds (0.5ha and 1ha). | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Share of 2023 primary forest loss in patches smaller than commonly employed minimum area thresholds (0.5ha and 1ha).

From: Forest definitions require a re-think

Fig. 1

Data obtained from overlaying tree cover loss data for 202312 over remaining 2022 primary forest extent13, and filtering for loss patches ≤5 Landsat pixels (0.45 ha) and ≤12 Landsat pixels (1.08 ha) using 8-way connectivity. Countries shown correspond to those with the highest primary forest loss globally in 2023. DRC is the Democratic Republic of Congo; PNG is Papua New Guinea.

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