Kurdistan Woodland Loss Map

Woodland loss across the Kurdistan Region since 2017/18, with satellite views of key sites on the Turkish border

Imagery: modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 data. Events: UCDP GED 25.1. Analysis: The National Context
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    Marked drop: summer greenness (NDVI) fell by at least 0.1 more than nearby woodland between 2017/18 and 2024/25, on tree cover mapped by ESA WorldCover. A drop can reflect cutting, fire, drought or disease.

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    woodland lost since 2017/18
    90 m pixels (zoom in)
    satellite comparison