Based on the UNEP historic forest cover map, ESA land cover time series and intact forest landscape (IFL 2000, 2013 and 2016) data. Processing steps are described in detail here. Antartica is not included. All files internally compressed using "COMPRESS=DEFLATE" creation option in GDAL. File naming convention: ldg = theme: land degradation, forest.cover = variable: forest / tree cover, esacci.ifl = determination method: combination of ESA land cover and IFL maps, c = factor, 250m = spatial resolution / block support: 250 m, s0..0cm = vertical reference: land surface, 1995 = time reference: year 1995, v0.1 = version number: 0.1,

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