The EC JRC global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation
of forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution.
The year 2020 corresponds to the cut-off date of the Regulation from the
European Union "on the making available on the Union market and the export from
the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and
forest degradation" (EUDR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115). In the context of the
EUDR, the global forest cover map can be used as a non-mandatory, non-exclusive,
and not legally binding source of information. Further information about the
map and its use can be found on the EU Observatory on Deforestation and Forest
Degradation (EUFO) in the section on Frequently Asked Questions.
Forest means land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5
meters and a canopy cover of more than 10%, or trees able to reach those
thresholds in situ, excluding land that is predominantly under agricultural or
urban land use. Agricultural use means the use of land for the purpose of
agriculture, including for agricultural plantations (i.e. tree stands in
agricultural production systems such as fruit tree plantations, oil palm
plantations, olive orchards and agroforestry systems) and set- aside
agricultural areas, and for rearing livestock. All plantations of relevant
commodities other than wood, that is cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber,
soya, are excluded from the forest definition.
The global map of forest cover was created by combining available global
datasets (wall-to-wall or global in their scope) on tree cover, tree height,
land cover and land use into a single harmonized globally-consistent
representation of where forests existed in 2020.
The workflow consisted in first mapping the global maximum extent of tree
cover circa the year 2020 from the combination of ESA World Cover 2020 and
2021, WRI Tropical Tree Cover 2020, UMD Global land cover and land use 2019,
Global Mangrove Watch 2020, and JRC Tropical Moist Forest 2020 datasets. In the
second step, a series of overlays and decision rules were applied to reduce this
maximum extent of tree cover and align it with the Forest definition using
datasets covering cropland and commodity expansion (ESA World Cereal, UMD
Global land cover and land use 2019, UMD Global Cropland Expansion,
High-resolution global map of smallholder and industrial oil palm plantations,
and WRI Spatial Database of Planted Trees), land use change (UMD global forest
cover loss, JRC Tropical Moist Forest, IIASA Global Forest Management),
built-up (JRC Global Human Settlement), and water (JRC Global Surface Water).
The global input layers, mapping approach, and a preliminary accuracy
assessment are described in a JRC science for policy report.
The JRC will undertake a formal statistically and thematically robust
accuracy assessment in 2024.
The data may be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime without permission,
license or royalty payment. Attribution using the recommended citation is
requested.
Citations
Citations:
Bourgoin, Clement; Ameztoy, Iban; Verhegghen, Astrid; Carboni, Silvia;
Colditz, Rene R.; Achard, Frederic (2023): Global map of forest cover 2020 -
version 1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID:
http://data.europa.eu/89h/10d1b337-b7d1-4938-a048-686c8185b290.
Bourgoin, C., Ameztoy, I., Verhegghen, A., Desclée, B., Carboni, S.,
Bastin, J., Beuchle, R., Brink, A., Defourny, P., Delhez, B., Fritz, S.,
Gond, V., Herold, M., Lamarche, C., Mansuy, N., Mollicone, D., Oom, D.,
Peedell, S., San-Miguel, J., Colditz, R. and Achard, F., Mapping Global
Forest Cover of the Year 2020 to Support the EU Regulation on
Deforestation-free Supply Chains, Publications Office of the European
Union, Luxembourg, 2024, doi:10.2760/262532, JRC136960.
The EC JRC global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation of forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution. The year 2020 corresponds to the cut-off date of the Regulation from the European Union "on the making available on the Union market and …
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It is based on multiple global datasets on tree cover, height, land cover, and land use. The mapping process involved defining the maximum extent of tree cover circa 2020, then reducing this area using overlays and decision rules to align with the forest definition, which excludes agricultural and urban lands. This data can be used to suport EU regulations. The dataset is available in the Earth Engine with the ID \"JRC/GFC2020/V1\".\n"],null,["# EC JRC global map of forest cover 2020, V1 [deprecated]\n\n**Caution:** This dataset has been superseded by [JRC/GFC2020/V2](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/JRC_GFC2020_V2). \n\nDataset Availability\n: 2020-12-31T00:00:00Z--2020-12-31T00:00:01Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [Joint Research Centre, European Commission](https://forest-observatory.ec.europa.eu/forest/)\n\nCadence\n: 1 Year\n\nTags\n:\n eudr \n forest \n forest-biomass \njrc \n\n#### Description\n\nThe EC JRC global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation\nof forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution.\n\nThe year 2020 corresponds to the cut-off date of the Regulation from the\nEuropean Union \"on the making available on the Union market and the export from\nthe Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and\nforest degradation\" (EUDR, [Regulation (EU) 2023/1115](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1115)). In the context of the\nEUDR, the global forest cover map can be used as a non-mandatory, non-exclusive,\nand not legally binding source of information. Further information about the\nmap and its use can be found on the [EU Observatory on Deforestation and Forest\nDegradation](https://forest-observatory.ec.europa.eu/forest/) (EUFO) in the section on Frequently Asked Questions.\n\nForest means land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5\nmeters and a canopy cover of more than 10%, or trees able to reach those\nthresholds in situ, excluding land that is predominantly under agricultural or\nurban land use. Agricultural use means the use of land for the purpose of\nagriculture, including for agricultural plantations (i.e. tree stands in\nagricultural production systems such as fruit tree plantations, oil palm\nplantations, olive orchards and agroforestry systems) and set- aside\nagricultural areas, and for rearing livestock. All plantations of relevant\ncommodities other than wood, that is cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber,\nsoya, are excluded from the forest definition.\n\nThe global map of forest cover was created by combining available global\ndatasets (wall-to-wall or global in their scope) on tree cover, tree height,\nland cover and land use into a single harmonized globally-consistent\nrepresentation of where forests existed in 2020.\n\nThe workflow consisted in first mapping the global maximum extent of tree\ncover circa the year 2020 from the combination of ESA World Cover 2020 and\n2021, WRI Tropical Tree Cover 2020, UMD Global land cover and land use 2019,\nGlobal Mangrove Watch 2020, and JRC Tropical Moist Forest 2020 datasets. In the\nsecond step, a series of overlays and decision rules were applied to reduce this\nmaximum extent of tree cover and align it with the Forest definition using\ndatasets covering cropland and commodity expansion (ESA World Cereal, UMD\nGlobal land cover and land use 2019, UMD Global Cropland Expansion,\nHigh-resolution global map of smallholder and industrial oil palm plantations,\nand WRI Spatial Database of Planted Trees), land use change (UMD global forest\ncover loss, JRC Tropical Moist Forest, IIASA Global Forest Management),\nbuilt-up (JRC Global Human Settlement), and water (JRC Global Surface Water).\n\nThe global input layers, mapping approach, and a preliminary accuracy\nassessment are described in a [JRC science for policy report](https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/f9baaa45-e73f-11ee-9ea8-01aa75ed71a1).\nThe JRC will undertake a formal statistically and thematically robust\naccuracy assessment in 2024.\n\nPlease also refer to the [list of known issues](https://forobs.jrc.ec.europa.eu/GFC) and to the [JRC Data Catalogue entry](https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/10d1b337-b7d1-4938-a048-686c8185b290).\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n10 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------|------------|--------------------------|\n| `Map` | meters | Global forest cover 2020 |\n\n**Map Class Table**\n\n| Value | Color | Description |\n|-------|---------|-------------|\n| 1 | #4d9221 | Forest |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThe data may be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime without permission,\nlicense or royalty payment. Attribution using the recommended citation is\nrequested.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Bourgoin, Clement; Ameztoy, Iban; Verhegghen, Astrid; Carboni, Silvia;\n Colditz, Rene R.; Achard, Frederic (2023): Global map of forest cover 2020 -\n version 1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) \\[Dataset\\] PID:\n \u003chttp://data.europa.eu/89h/10d1b337-b7d1-4938-a048-686c8185b290\u003e.\n- Bourgoin, C., Ameztoy, I., Verhegghen, A., Desclée, B., Carboni, S.,\n Bastin, J., Beuchle, R., Brink, A., Defourny, P., Delhez, B., Fritz, S.,\n Gond, V., Herold, M., Lamarche, C., Mansuy, N., Mollicone, D., Oom, D.,\n Peedell, S., San-Miguel, J., Colditz, R. and Achard, F., Mapping Global\n Forest Cover of the Year 2020 to Support the EU Regulation on\n Deforestation-free Supply Chains, Publications Office of the European\n Union, Luxembourg, 2024, [doi:10.2760/262532](https://doi.org/10.2760/262532), JRC136960.\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.2760/262532\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar image2020 = ee.ImageCollection('JRC/GFC2020/V1').filterDate(\n '2020-12-31').first();\n\nvar visualization = {\n bands: ['Map'],\n palette: ['4D9221']};\n\nMap.setCenter(0.0, 0.0, 2);\n\nMap.addLayer(image2020, visualization, 'EC JRC Global forest cover 2020 -- V1');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/JRC/JRC_GFC2020_V1) \n[EC JRC global map of forest cover 2020, V1 \\[deprecated\\]](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/JRC_GFC2020_V1) \nThe EC JRC global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation of forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution. The year 2020 corresponds to the cut-off date of the Regulation from the European Union \"on the making available on the Union market and ... \nJRC/GFC2020/V1, eudr,forest,forest-biomass,jrc \n2020-12-31T00:00:00Z/2020-12-31T00:00:01Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.2760/262532](https://doi.org/https://forest-observatory.ec.europa.eu/forest/)\n- [https://doi.org/10.2760/262532](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/JRC_GFC2020_V1)"]]
