Annual Forest Loss in Madagascar's CAZ Protected Area, 2006-2014

Annual forest loss delineation in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ), Madagascar, from 2006 to 2014. The dataset is digitized from 15-meter resolution LANDSAT imagery to establish a baseline for monitoring encroachment and illegal logging. It includes a summary of suspected illegal activity from June 2006 to December 2010 across conservation, sustainable use, and settlement zones.

Use Cases

• Map annual forest loss from LANDSAT imagery to quantify deforestation trends within the CAZ protected area.
• Analyze suspected encroachment and illegal logging patterns across different protected zone types (conservation, sustainable use, controlled settlements).
• Establish a baseline from 2006-2014 data for near real-time monitoring systems to detect new forest clearing events.
• Assess deforestation pressure by correlating loss data with specific time periods, such as the June 2006 to December 2010 summary interval.

Strengths

• Provides 15-meter spatial resolution from LANDSAT imagery for detailed change detection.
• Covers an 8-year temporal range from 2006 to 2014, enabling trend analysis.
• Focuses on a specific protected area (CAZ) with delineated zones for targeted conservation analysis.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size or row count for statistical modeling.
• Data is temporally stale, with the latest year of coverage being 2014.
• Specific column schema and data structure are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Digitized from annual 15-meter resolution LANDSAT imagery.

Time Range

2006 to 2014, with detailed summary from June 2006 to December 2010.

Freshness

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Geography

Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ), Madagascar.