“'Wood fiber concession' refers to an area allocated by a government or other body for establishment of fast-growing tree plantations for the production of timber and wood pulp for paper and paper products.

This data set displays wood fiber concessions as a single layer assembled by aggregating concession data for multiple countries. The data may come from government agencies, NGOs, or other organizations and varies by date and data sources. For more information on concession data for each country please visit the Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal."

This data was updated in July 2019 to update boundaries for APRIL.

Citation

“Wood fiber concessions.” Accessed through Global Forest Watch on 28/07/2020. www.globalforestwatch.org.

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