Assignment #3: As Compared to What?

Author: Emily Dosal

Class: Visualizing Data

Professor Sarah Slobin

Forest Area (% of total land area)

I was interested in comparing several countries known for both great conservation efforts (New Zealand and Denmark) and forest loss (Cuba), to see how their forest areas have changed gradually from 2000 to 2010, to 2016 (the year where the data ended via UNDP). Nigeria had the lowest outcome, perhaps a combination of lack of conservation and the natural environment…