Cambodia: Cumulative Loss in Tree Cover 2000-2006View Map Details
Note: This case study is part of a WRI series on tree cover change across the globe. The first poster (1.2 Mb), titled Painting the Global Picture of Tree Cover Change: Tree Cover Loss in the Humid Tropics, depicts tropical hot spots in Brazil, Cambodia, Central Africa, and Indonesia.
Hotspots of forest change appear in red in the inset map at right. Protected areas are outlined in purple. Below, high-resolution Landsat images show forests being logged and then cleared for agriculture.
Images
- Cambodia Case Study
- Entire Poster (1.2 Mb)
- Links between fire and deforestation in Cambodia and other countries (MongaBay.com)
- Journalism and illegal logging in Cambodia (Index on Censorship)
- Corruption and illegal logging in Cambodia (The UK Guardian)




