In 2010, Overberg had 73.2kha of natural forest, extending over 6.7% of its land area. In 2020, it lost 4.00kha of natural forest, equivalent to 1.75Mt of CO₂ of emissions.
From 2001 to 2012, Overberg gained 11.9kha of tree cover region-wide equal to 37% of all tree cover gain in Western Cape.
In Overberg the peak fire season typically begins in mid-December and lasts around 16 weeks. There were 146 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 25th of January 2021 and 17th of January 2022 considering high confidence alerts only. This is normal compared to previous years going back to 2012.
In Overberg, 17kha of land has burned so far in 2021. This total is normal compared to the total for previous years going back to 2001. The most fires recorded in a year was 2019, with 57kha.
There were 4 VIIRS fire alerts reported in Overberg between 15th of January 2022 and 22nd of January 2022, of which 75% were high confidence alerts.
Between 21st of January 2019 and 17th of January 2022 Overberg experienced a total of 882 VIIRS Alerts fire alerts.
From 2001 to 2012, Overberg gained 11.9kha of tree cover region-wide equal to 37% of all tree cover gain in Western Cape.
In Overberg the peak fire season typically begins in mid-December and lasts around 16 weeks. There were 146 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 25th of January 2021 and 17th of January 2022 considering high confidence alerts only. This is normal compared to previous years going back to 2012.
In Overberg, 17kha of land has burned so far in 2021. This total is normal compared to the total for previous years going back to 2001. The most fires recorded in a year was 2019, with 57kha.
There were 4 VIIRS fire alerts reported in Overberg between 15th of January 2022 and 22nd of January 2022, of which 75% were high confidence alerts.
Between 21st of January 2019 and 17th of January 2022 Overberg experienced a total of 882 VIIRS Alerts fire alerts.
