Forest areas certified under the PEFC Chain of Custody standard, which tracks sustainable material from forest to final product. The dataset was provided by the CEOS_EXTRA organization and last updated in 2011. It supports verification of claims about products originating from sustainably managed forests.
Use Cases
- Analyze certified forest area coverage by geographic region using geospatial boundaries.
- Trace the supply chain origin of wood products back to certified forest locations.
- Assess the growth or distribution of PEFC-certified forestry operations over time.
- Correlate certified area data with other land use or forestry management datasets.
Strengths
- Focuses on a globally recognized forest certification standard (PEFC).
- Provides data relevant for supply chain traceability and sustainability verification.
Limitations
- Data is over a decade old, last updated in 2011.
- Specific metrics like total row count, area measurements, and column details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
- 2011-01-01
- Geography
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