Environment, Climate & Spatial Data
Deforestation & Land Use
World Resources Institute
Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute
Spatial statistics, satellite panel data analysis, environmental policy evaluations.
📊 Overview
Platform: Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute
Domain: Deforestation & Land Use
Maintained by: World Resources Institute
📥 Access & Resources
Access and formats:
GeoJSON, Shapefiles, CSV
R wrapper package:
gfwr
Python wrapper package:
geopandas
🎯 Teaching & Analysis
Spatial statistics, satellite panel data analysis, environmental policy evaluations.
Use this dataset to
- Extract tree-cover loss and deforestation alerts
- Analyze geospatial land-use datasets
- Study environmental change with satellite data
- Evaluate conservation and forest-policy outcomes