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Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Use this tool to
Access and download geospatial data; visualize data on interactive web map; perform quick pre-baked analyses
End Product(s)

Downloaded geospatial datasets; summary statistics for an area of interest.

Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides access to restoration-relevant geospatial datasets. Users can browse the GFW Map (or data catalog) that contains datasets on five themes: forest change, land cover, land use, climate, and biodiversity. Users can visualize this data on the interactive map and overlay multiple data layers, view metadata, and download datasets. GFW also includes the Dashboard, where users can select a country or subnational area and view pre-calculated statistics, interactive charts, and maps about that area of interest’s land cover, forest change, land use, fires, and climate.

While GFW focuses primarily on forests, it does contain datasets that can be useful for monitoring restoration on other landscapes. GFW also posts informational articles about different aspects of forest and landscape monitoring, new advances in monitoring, and insights gleaned from GFW-hosted data.

Scale
Landscape
Technical skills/resources required
Internet connection
Cost
Free
Language(s) available
Indonesian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese