Units

Forest Land (TF)

Cropland (TC)

Other Land (AT)

FGFR

FD

FCSB

SASa

FSM

PT

CJ

PE

HA

SR

SED

FGFR

S

Dg

Dg

Dg

Dg

Re

Def

Def

Def

Def

Def

FD

Am

S

Dg

Dg

Dg

Re

Def

Def

Def

Def

Def

FCSB

Am

Am

S

Dg

Dg

Re

Def

Def

Def

Def

Def

SASa

Am

Am

Am

S

Dg

Re

Def

Def

Def

Def

Def

FSM

Am

Am

Am

Am

S

Re

Def

Def

Def

Def

Def

PT

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

S

bBa

bBa

bBa

bBa

bBa

CJ

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Re

S

bBa

bBa

bBa

bBa

PE

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Re

aBa

S

bBa

bBa

bBa

HA

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Re

aBa

aBa

S

bBa

bBa

SR

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Re

aBa

aBa

aBa

S

bBa

SED

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Rn

Re

aBa

aBa

aBa

aBa

S

FD: Dense dry forest; FGFR: Gallery forest and riparian formation; FCSB: Woodland and wooded savannah; SASa: Tree and shrub savannah; FSM: Swamp forest and savannah; PT: Plantation (forest, fruit); CJ: Crop and fallow; PE: Water body; HA: Urban area; SR: Rocky surface; SED: Eroded and denuded soil.

Def_gross

Gross deforestation: Conversion of TF to TC and AT

Dg_gross

Gross Degradation: Conversion of dense or closed TF to less dense or open TF

Am

Improvement: Conversion of open TF to more closed or dense TF

Rn

Natural recovery: Conversion of CT and AT to FT

Re

Reforestation: Conversion of TF, TC(CJ) and AT to Plantations

bBa

Decrease in TA biomass

aBa

Increase in TA biomass

S

Stability

Def_net

Net deforestation = Gross deforestation—Natural recovery

Dg_net

Net Degradation = Degradation—Improvement