The release date is the date the data was accessed.
The source adds the following information: "Note that 鈥渢ree cover loss鈥 is not the same as 鈥渄eforestation鈥 鈥 tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused."
Tree cover loss from shifting agriculture refers to temporary loss or permanent deforestation due to small- and medium-scale agriculture. Loss from commodity-driven deforestation refers to large-scale deforestation linked primarily to commercial agricultural expansion.
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Tree cover loss in Ghana 2022, by dominant cause 2022
As of 2022, tree cover in Ghana extending to an area of *** kilo-hectares was lost through shifting agriculture, which comprises small- and medium-scale agricultural activities. This was followed by losses that were commodity-driven (*** kilo-hectares of tree cover), comprising large-scale deforestation connected primarily to commercial agricultural expansion. Overall, according to the source, *** percent of tree cover loss in Ghana occurred in places where there had been deforestation due to the mentioned dominant drivers.
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