Forest cover loss 2012-2018 in EU, based on Corine Land Cover accounting layers - version 1, Oct 2020

This metadata refers to the dataset presenting the area converted from forest cover classes to other LC based on Corine Land Cover (hectares per kilometer square) in EU27 member countries and the United Kingdom. It includes loss of forest cover resulting from forest operations, natural disturbances (pest, storms, etc.), deforestation and conversion to other non-forest land cover. The internal changes between different forest classes (i.e. 3.1.X CLC classes) and transitional forest (i.e. 3.2.4 CLC class) were not considered as forest change. This dataset is the component "Forest loss 2012 - 2018" of Forest cover change indicator that evaluates the trend of forest cover change (gain/loss) from 2000 to 2018 based on the spatial explicit information provided by Corine Land Cover. The Forest cover change indicator was used in EU Ecosystem Assessment (Maes et al., 2020) carried out by Joint Research Centre, European Environment Agency, DG Environment, and the European Topic Centres on Biological Diversity and on Urban, Land and Soil Systems. Concretely, this dataset is one of the components of the indicator "Forest cover change" used, with other indicators, for assessing trends of pressures by the habitat conversion and land degradation on forest ecosystems. Additional information on Fact sheet 3.3.101, Supplement material of Maes et al., 2020, doi:10.2760/757183 (online),10.2760/519233 (supplement), JRC120383