2017 data on areas requiring authorization for forest clearing in the Var department of France. The dataset defines clearing as any voluntary operation that destroys the wooded state of land and ends its forest destination. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in January 2020.
Use Cases
- Mapping regulated forest areas based on the described legal definition of clearing
- Analyzing land-use change potential based on areas subject to authorization
- Monitoring compliance with forestry code provisions based on the legal framework
Strengths
- Data is tied to a specific legal framework (Article L341-1 of the Forestry Code)
- Geographic scope is clearly defined as the Var department in France
- Temporal coverage is specified as 2017
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2020-01-10 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
- Time Range
- 2017
- Geography
- Var department, France