Table 1. Percentage forest cover detected in the 1970s (1990 for Chiapas) and mid-2000s, and annual deforestation rates recorded in each study area. Data were derived from analysis of Landsat MSS, TM and ETM+ imagery, and SPOT imagery (in the case of Veracruz and Oaxaca in 2000s). For precise dates of images, see Table 3. Source: Newton and Tejedor (2011).



Study area	% Forest cover in early or mid 1970s^†	% Forest cover in 2000s	% Annual rate of change

Central Chile	43.3	33.9	-1.7
Southern Argentina	17.3	16.4	-0.17
Northern Argentina	94.0	73.0	-1.3
Veracruz, Mexico	11.3	6.56	-1.22
Oaxaca, Mexico	59.3	56.6	-0.18
Chiapas, Mexico	32.1	31.5	-0.12

^†1990 for Chiapas