Forest Change (Forest Loss, Tree Cover Loss, Location of Tree Cover Loss, FAO Deforestation)

Data source provider

Forest Department Sarawak

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring

Data group

Biodiversity and forestry indicators

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia
2. Forest Department Sarawak
3. Sabah Forestry Department
4. National Forestry Act 1984
5. Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Unit for land area

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Geographical area

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://forestry.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/1170

Frequency

One-off

Time series

2020

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

Forest Department Sarawak Facts and Figures page has data on forest covered area for 2020 only.