Forest loss in Estonia from 2001–2018
‘In the 1990s, a lot was cut in private forests. During the Soviet era, Estonian forest cover grew, it was cut down a little, because the local forest guards managed to tell the central government that the forest is not growing much at all in Estonia. Instead, we got bigger land improvement projects than any other in the USSR, so that this forest would start growing one day.‘noppenjuhh
Land cover map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
‘Forest cover loss has been surprisingly slow…’–Nachtzug79
Forests of Colombia
‘Fun fact: The northernmost tip (peninsula) has a desert climate, and is inhabited by indigenous people’–bricklegos
1884 map of the United States showing the Relative Average Density of Existing Forests
‘Big chunk of Idaho unexplored!’–dance-slut
Forest cover change of the Northern Territory, 1988-2017
‘This is awesome…What’s awesome?’
Forest Cover of the Americas
‘The Andes create a rain shadow over Argentina, leaving Patagonia as essentially a cold desert’–ilovesfootball
Forest Cover of Africa
‘Wow, the Sahara desert is really gaining ground’–froglelefrogle
Tree density by country
Trees per person
‘Fun fact: the Netherlands is the most deforested nation on earth, there are basically no old forests left, at all. Its former colony, Suriname, is the most forest covered nation in the world.
Along a similar line: the Dutch are on average the tallest people on earth, while the people of another former colony, Indonesia, are the on average the shortest’–Langernama
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
Forest Cover Map of California
“This could almost double as an elevation map”–tritisan
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
“I’m from Prince Edward Island and you can really see the difference between us and the rest of the Maritimes. In Nova Scotia and New Brunswick if you go outside of a city you’re basically going to be in/near a forest. On PEI if you find yourself lost in the “forest” you can walk 30 minutes in any direction and you’ll wind up on a farm or the shore. Whenever you cross the Confederation Bridge the difference in scenery is night and day”–Mitby
Areas of the World with over 30% Forest Cover
“There is now more forest cover in New England than anytime since the colonists burned down the forests to try to farm the land. The farming was tough, though. There were so many stones that they built walls with them on the edge of their properties. Once better land in Ohio opened many of these farms were abandoned and the forests grew back. So now when you walk through many of these forests you come across these stone walls that look so out of place. If you didn’t know this history you’d be baffled how they got there”–truthseeeker
Tree Cover Density and Human Settlements of south, east, and southeast Asia
“This is such a good one.
Look at Japan, how its almost entirely forested mountains, except the 3 huge urban areas where all the people live.
Compare with China which in the North is completely flat and unforested farmland with a more spread out population. The south of China is more forested and mountainous, which could reflect the cultural and linguistic differences between the more unified north and the diverse south”–Fummy
Forest Cover Map of Australia
“Tasmania wow – Because it’s on the map or because it’s so green? – Yes”
Forests of Europe
“I know a lot of dutch people living in the woods in Sweden because they where sick how cramped it was in Netherlands”–zealen
Land use zones in Botswana - the Conservation Zones (green colours) and the Agricultural Zones (brown colours)
Forests (green) and wooded lands (red) of Afghanistan
“A brief information. Most of Afghanistan is too high for trees to grow. Wooded areas in the map are the lowest altitude lands with enough water to sustain trees”–KingKohishi
