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."
"The five drivers are defined as follows:
Commodity-driven deforestation: Large-scale deforestation linked primarily to commercial agricultural expansion.
Shifting agriculture: Temporary loss or permanent deforestation due to small- and medium-scale agriculture.
Forestry: Temporary loss from plantation and natural forest harvesting, with some deforestation of primary forests.
Wildfire: Temporary loss, does not include fire clearing for agriculture.
Urbanization: Deforestation for expansion of urban centers.
Data on urbanization is not present by the source.
The release date is the date the data was accessed.
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Tree cover loss in Algeria 2015-2022, by dominant cause
In 2022, Algeria lost over * hectares of tree cover. The main driver of tree cover loss in the country was shifting agriculture. Related to the expansion of small or medium agricultural activities, it accounted for roughly hectares of tree cover loss in 2022. Although to a lesser extent, other leading causes were wildfire, forestry, and commodity-driven deforestation.
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