Questioning emissions-based approaches for the definition of REDD+ deforestation baselines in high forest cover/low deforestation countries

Table 2 List of geographical explanatory variables included in the deforestation location models

Variable name	Resolution (m)	Approx. range	Sources
Protected areas	30	Binary	*See legend
Distance to nearest road	150	0–170 km	**See legend
Distance to nearest Greenstone area	150	0–65 km	**See legend
Distance to nearest stream following Strahler classication:			[38,39,40]
Order 1–3 (small)	150	0–2 km
Order 4–6 (intermediate)	150	0–15 km
Order 7+ (large)	105	0–120 km

* Shapefiles of protected areas and road network were provided respectively by Forest offices in Guyana (GFC), Suriname (SBB), French Guiana (ONF) and Amapa (IEF). ** The shapefiles for Greenstone areas were manually digitized following the geological map produced by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (http://www.ggmc.gov.gy/Documents/PDF/GeoServices/guy_geol.pdf) in Guyana; obtained from the Surinamese forest office (SBB) in Suriname; obtained from French Geological Survey (BRGM) in French Guiana; and provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Institute (IEPA) in Amapá

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