Concept information
Preferred term
forest cover
Definition
- Forest cover is the amount of land area that is covered by forest. It may be measured as relative (in percent) or absolute (in square kilometres/square miles). Around a third of the world's surface is covered with forest, with closed-canopy forest accounting for 4 - 5 billion hectares of land. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_cover)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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couverture forestière
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-20M5BZG2-H
Exactly matching concepts
en.wikipedia.org
www.dictionnaire-environnement.com
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