Loss of natural and semi-natural vegetated land is presented as a proxy for pressures on biodiversity and ecosystems. This includes tree cover, grassland, wetland, shrubland and sparse vegetation converted to any other land cover type. Gains of natural and semi-natural vegetated land are conversions in the opposite direction. The denominator used is the ‘stock' of natural and semi-natural land at the start of the period.
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Land cover change
Loss of natural and semi-natural vegetated land is presented as a proxy for pressures on biodiversity and ecosystems. This includes tree cover, grassland, wetland, shrubland and sparse vegetation converted to any other land cover type. Gains of natural and semi-natural vegetated land are conversions in the opposite direction. The denominator used is the ‘stock' of natural and semi-natural land at the start of the period.
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