Forest loss of Paro, Bhutan between 2013 and 2014

The past few decades have seen high levels of deforestation and forest degradation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. In this context, under SERVIR Himalaya programme, ICIMOD has developed forest cover monitoring system to identify forest change hotspot areas which need critical forest management attention in four pilot areas. This forest cover data of Paro, Bhutan between 2013 and 2014 has been developed using LandSat 8 data in a semi-automated manner as part of the forest cover monitoring system.

过去数十年来，兴都库什-喜马拉雅（Hindu Kush Himalayan, HKH）地区经历了高强度的森林砍伐与森林退化问题。在此背景下，依托SERVIR喜马拉雅项目，国际山地综合发展中心（ICIMOD）开发了森林覆盖监测系统，用于在四个试点区域内识别亟需开展森林管护的森林变化热点区域。作为该森林覆盖监测系统的组成部分，本数据集采用陆地卫星8号（LandSat 8）数据，以半自动化方式生成了不丹帕罗地区2013年至2014年的森林覆盖数据。