Forest map of Europe

Methodology

The forest inventory statistics on land and forest area are based on UN-FAO/ECE TBFRA2000 data: http://www.unece.org/unece/trade/timber/fra/welcome.htm. Information on the satelite image: Paivinen, R., Lehikoinen, M., Schuck, A., Hame, T., Vainen, S., Kennedy, P., & Folving, S., 2001. Combining Earth Observation Data and Forest Statistics. EFI Research Report 14. European Forest Institute, Joint Research Centre - European Commission. EUR 19911 EN. 101p.