Sumatra—Forest Cover and Change 1990–2000

This map illustrates a Landsat analysis of forest cover and forest loss from 1990 to 2000 on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. During that 10-year time period, Sumatra lost its forest cover at a rate of approximately 25 percent. The remaining forests of Sumatra are important to biodiversity because they are home to several critically endangered and endemic species such as the Sumatran rhino, tiger, and orangutan. Combining this analysis with site-level conservation priorities such as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) creates a foundation for effective landscape-scale conservation planning and monitoring.

Courtesy of Conservation International, 2008.