Total forest clearing over the study period is estimated to be 27.2 million hectares (SE 2.28 million hectares). Regional variation in clearing intensity is shown: Region 1 covers 6% of the biome and contains 55% of clearing; region 2 covers 44% of the biome and contains 40% of forest clearing; and region 3 covers 50% of the biome and contains 5% of forest clearing. Data from this figure are available at http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu/projects/gfm.

Source: http://www.pnas.org/content/105/27/9439