Global Forest Watch
Live Earth DataWatch the world's forests shrink and regrow, from space.
Why it made the cut
Deforestation is usually reported as an abstract statistic — "10 million hectares a year." This turns it into an actual map you can zoom into, watching specific forests shrink, and in some protected areas recover, using near-real-time satellite alerts instead of a once-a-year summary.
Try it when you're Skeptical
Visit globalforestwatch.org