Risk of gain and loss in tree cover

This map represents the tree restoration potential of the Earth, at 1 km resolution. Each pixel value corresponds therefore to the potential for tree restoration for any combination of 5 climatic (worldclim 2), 2 topographic (SRTM) and 3 edaphic variables (soilgrid) : annual mean temperature, mean temperature of the wettest quarter, annual precipitation, precipitation seasonality, precipitation of the driest quarter, elevation, hillshade, soil organic carbon, soil sand content and the depth to bedrock. The map is the result of the difference between the total potential tree cover of the planet, current tree cover (v1.4 from Matt Hansen), cropland and urban areas (Globcover 2009).