Gross forest cover loss in Northern and Western region 2001-2018

GROSS FOREST COVER LOSS

Gross Forest Cover Loss is defined as the area of forest cover removed because of any disturbance, including both NATURAL and HUMAN-INDUCED causes.

2.00%¹
62 km² / 24 sq mi Gross Forest Cover Loss ²between 2001 and 2018

ADJUMANI DISTRICT

¹ Forest Cover loss area compared to the total administrative area of the district which includes the occurrence of any water bodies

10.10%¹
302km² / 117 sq mi
Gross Forest Cover Loss ²between 2001 and 2018

KIKUUBE DISTRICT

² Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M. Hancher, S. A. Turubanova, A. Tyukavina, D. Thau, S. V. Stehman, S. J. Goetz, T. R. Loveland, A. Kommareddy, A. Egorov, L. Chini, C. O. Justice, and J. R. G. Townshend. 2013. “High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change.” Science 342 (15 November): 850–53

5.40%¹
143km² / 55 sq mi
Gross Forest Cover Loss ² between 2001 and 2018

HOIMA DISTRICT

KIKUUBE AND HOIMA DISTRICTS

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