The data is consistent with a recent study that developed maps for year 2000 and year 2005 forest cover, allowing researchers to measure 1990s forest cover change. (news.mongabay.com)
To be fair, the paper acknowledges that «[o] ur analysis ignores a critical driver of forest cover change in Southeast Asia: the expansion of oil palm plantations.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Chart: Percent forest cover change in Indonesia and Malaysia between 2000 and 2010. (news.mongabay.com)