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Deforestation and industrial plantations development in Borneo

The dataset reveals forty-two years (1973-2015) of forest degradation by the logging industry, and conversion to industrial oil palm and pulpwood plantations in Borneo, shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. To view the data online, please visit: Atlas of deforestation and industrial plantations in Borneo. For more information on results, discussions, methods used, definitions and caveats, readers should consult this scientific publication: Gaveau et al. (2016) Rapid conversions and avoided deforestation: examining four decades of industrial plantation expansion in Borneo. Scientific Reports and Gaveau et al. (2014) Four decades of forest persistence, clearance and logging on Borneo. Plos One

Dataset's Files

Forest_area_in_1973.7z
MD5: 80ddd959e71870fd2a743cd4a87c27a9
Authors

Gaveau, D.L.A. ; Salim, M. ; Arjasakusuma, S.

Publication date

2016-11-16

DOI

10.17528/CIFOR/DATA.00049

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