**3. Results**

#### **3.1 Spatial trends of forest cover in Somalia**

This internet link (https://code.earthengine.google.com/6d67bcdf27fd3139f8 9c0a1af94a3c9d) leads to the script developed for this analysis. The area covered by forest in Somalia in the year 2000 was 8,729,400 ha. This is approximately 13% of the total land area in the country. **Figure 4** shows the extent of forest cover in the year 2000. Forest mainly covers the southern part of the country with small patches to the north. The largest part of the country is dry as shown in the **Figure 4** with the green patches showing the forested areas and the non-green parts shows non-forested areas.
