Forest transition phase

Countries are grouped into four forest transition phases which tend to represent a sequence of development.(1) Pre-transition: high forest cover and low deforestation rates;(2) Early-transition: forests lost at an increasingly rapid rate;(3) Late-transition: small fraction of remaining forest but slowing of deforestation;(4) Post-transition: forest cover increases through reforestation.

Source: Pendrill, F., Persson, U. M., Godar, J., & Kastner, T. (2019). Deforestation displaced: trade in forest-risk commodities and the prospects for a global forest transition. Environmental ResearchLetters, 14(5), 055003.