Dry Tropical and Subtropical Forest and Woodland Monitoring (2000 to 2005) Landsat Supplementary Data Landsat ETM+ (28.5 m spatial resolution) data were sampled and classified to derive area estimates of forest cover and change within the biome. Stratified sampling was implemented to enhance precision by allocating greater sampling effort to areas likely to exhibit change. The strata were determined based on the MODIS-derived forest cover loss hotspot map. The biome was partitioned into a sampling frame consisting of square blocks 18.5 km per side. The 500m forest cover loss hotspot map for 2000-2005 was aggregated per block, yielding percent change for each of the blocks within the biome. The stratum boundaries were chosen guided by the cumulative square root frequency rule and the sample size allocated to each change stratum was initially determined by optimal allocation (Cochran, 1977). Stratified sampling design. Stratum MODIS forest loss hotspot fraction Number of blocks sampled 1 0% 65 2 0-1% 25 3 >1% 30 Each Landsat sample block was classified using a supervised decision tree classifier to yield 2000 forest cover and 2000 to 2005 forest clearing areas. Forest was defined as greater than 25% canopy cover and change was measured without regard to forest land use. Sample block imagery and classification results can be viewed from this page. Africa Angola, Malanje 8.4° S 16.4° E Stratum 1 Botswana, Central 21.8° S 27.9° E Stratum 3 Botswana, Chobe 18.3° S 24.0° E Stratum 2 Burkina Faso, Comoe 10.6° N 5.2° W Stratum 1 Burundi, Cankuzo 3.3° S 30.5° E Stratum 1 Cameroon, Est 5.1° N 14.0° E Stratum 1 Cameroon, Nord 7.8° N 15.6° E Stratum 1 Central African Republic, Kemo-Gribingui 5.4° N 19.5° E Stratum 1 Chad, Ouaddai 13.6° N 21.2° E Stratum 1 Chad, Ouaddai 11.9° N 21.9° E Stratum 1 Congo, Kouilou 4.3° S 11.6° E Stratum 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kivu 4.8° S 28.2° E Stratum 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Shaba 7.6° S 24.1° E Stratum 1 Ethiopia, Bale 5.8° N 43.3° E Stratum 1 Ethiopia, Ilubabor 7.1° N 34.3° E Stratum 1 Ethiopia, Kefa 6.6° N 35.0° E Stratum 1 Ethiopia, Welega 9.1° N 35.9° E Stratum 1 Kenya, Western 0.8° N 35.1° E Stratum 1 Madagascar, Mahajanga 19.3° S 44.6° E Stratum 1 Mali, Gao 16.6° N 2.3° W Stratum 1 Mali, Gao 15.3° N 0.3° W Stratum 1 Mozambique, Gaza 23.6° S 32.3° E Stratum 3 Mozambique, Gaza 21.9° S 32.2° E Stratum 3 Mozambique, Gaza 21.6° S 32.5° E Stratum 3 Mozambique, Inhambane 22.1° S 34.4° E Stratum 3 Mozambique, Manica 20.9° S 33.1° E Stratum 2 Mozambique, Sofala 19.1° S 34.7° E Stratum 1 Mozambique, Zambezia 16.9° S 37.0° E Stratum 3 Namibia, Hereroland Wes 20.1° S 18.2° E Stratum 1 Namibia, Outjo 19.1° S 15.4° E Stratum 1 Namibia, Owambo 18.6° S 17.8° E Stratum 1 Niger, Agadez 15.9° N 8.1° E Stratum 1 Nigeria, Borno 12.6° N 12.6° E Stratum 1 Senegal, Tambacounda 14.3° N 12.8° W Stratum 1 Somalia, Bari 10.4° N 50.1° E Stratum 1 Somalia, Bay 2.6° N 43.3° E Stratum 1 Somalia, Jubbada Dhexe 2.3° N 41.4° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Al Istiwa'Iyah 5.9° N 28.4° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Al Wusta 12.3° N 35.4° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Ash Sharqiyah 14.3° N 36.0° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Bahr Al Ghazal 8.6° N 26.0° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Bahr Al Ghazal 6.3° N 31.3° E Stratum 2 Sudan, Darfur 12.3° N 26.7° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Darfur 11.8° N 23.7° E Stratum 1 Sudan, Kurdufan 11.9° N 27.9° E Stratum 1 Tanzania, Lindi 8.6° S 37.5° E Stratum 2 Tanzania, Lindi 10.6° S 38.1° E Stratum 2 Tanzania, Mbeya 7.8° S 32.5° E Stratum 1 Zambia, Central 15.3° S 25.5° E Stratum 3 Zambia, Eastern 14.4° S 30.7° E Stratum 3 Zambia, Northern 8.8° S 30.1° E Stratum 2 Zambia, North-Western 13.8° S 24.6° E Stratum 1 Zambia, Southern 15.4° S 26.5° E Stratum 2 Zambia, Southern 15.4° S 26.7° E Stratum 3 Zambia, Southern 17.8° S 26.9° E Stratum 3 Zimbabwe, Mashonaland West 17.4° S 29.6° E Stratum 2 Zimbabwe, Masvingo 20.1° S 32.2° E Stratum 3 Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North 19.4° S 28.4° E Stratum 1 Zimbabwe, Matabeleland South 22.1° S 30.8° E Stratum 3 Zimbabwe, Matabeleland South 21.1° S 28.8° E Stratum 3 Asia India, Maharashtra 20.1° N 79.9° E Stratum 1 India, Maharashtra 18.8° N 77.2° E Stratum 1 India, Orissa 19.6° N 82.5° E Stratum 1 Sri Lanka, Eastern 7.1° N 81.5° E Stratum 1 Australian Area Australia, Northern Territory 14.1° S 135.0° E Stratum 1 Australia, Northern Territory 13.1° S 131.2° E Stratum 2 Australia, Queensland 13.4° S 142.1° E Stratum 1 Australia, Queensland 20.9° S 145.3° E Stratum 2 Australia, Queensland 20.6° S 145.5° E Stratum 2 Australia, Western Australia 15.3° S 126.0° E Stratum 1 Australia, Western Australia 14.6° S 126.3° E Stratum 1 North America Mexico, Chihuahua 28.9° N 107.7° W Stratum 1 Mexico, Michoacan 18.9° N 101.6° W Stratum 1 South America Argentina, La Pampa 36.9° S 65.4° W Stratum 3 Argentina, La Pampa 39.3° S 63.6° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Salta 22.8° S 63.5° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Salta 24.6° S 63.9° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Salta 25.6° S 64.8° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Santa Fe 29.9° S 60.9° W Stratum 1 Argentina, Santiago Del Estero 27.9° S 64.2° W Stratum 2 Argentina, Santiago Del Estero 28.4° S 62.3° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Santiago Del Estero 26.8° S 63° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Santiago Del Estero 26.3° S 63.3° W Stratum 3 Argentina, Santiago Del Estero 29.4° S 63.2° W Stratum 3 Bolivia, Santa Cruz 18.8° S 61.9° W Stratum 1 Bolivia, Santa Cruz 18.4° S 60.9° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Bahia 14.1° S 42.4° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Bahia 12.9° S 41° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Bahia 13.1° S 42° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Ceara 6.1° S 39.6° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Goias 17.4° S 51.6° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Goias 13.6° S 46.6° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Maranhao 6.3° S 43.5° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Maranhao 7.9° S 46° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Mato Grosso 14.6° S 53.1° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Mato Grosso 13.8° S 54.3° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Mato Grosso 14.8° S 53.2° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Mato Grosso 12.8° S 58.7° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Mato Grosso 14.1° S 53° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Mato Grosso 17.1° S 54° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Mato Grosso 13.6° S 54.8° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Mato Grosso 13.6° S 51.7° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Mato Grosso 13.6° S 55° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Mato Grosso 16.1° S 53.5° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Mato Grosso Do Sul 17.9° S 55.6° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Minas Gerais 16.3° S 47.3° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Minas Gerais 15.6° S 45.2° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Minas Gerais 21.8° S 46° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Paraiba 7.6° S 38.3° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Piaui 7.9° S 42.8° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Piaui 7.4° S 44.5° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Piaui 8.3° S 44.2° W Stratum 2 Brazil, Piaui 8.6° S 45.3° W Stratum 3 Brazil, Rio Grande Do Sul 32.3° S 52.5° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Sao Paulo 22.8° S 48.2° W Stratum 1 Brazil, Sao Paulo 22.8° S 49.1° W Stratum 2 Colombia, Vichada 5.1° N 69.7° W Stratum 1 Paraguay, Boqueron 22.8° S 61.4° W Stratum 3 Paraguay, Presidente Hayes 22.3° S 59.2° W Stratum 1 Uruguay, Durazno 32.8° S 55.4° W Stratum 1