vegetation above a given height in protected areas and unprotected areas. The sum at height 0 equals the area of the global landmass (excluding Antarctica). b) Examples where the dense canopy height map reveals the spatial patterns of protected areas. Left: “Devil’s Staircase Wilderness" containing federally protected old-growth forest stands in the Oregon Coast Range. Center: “Ulu Temburong National Park" in Brunei, Borneo, established in 1991. Right: Protected areas in Ghana that indicate the strong impact of protection measures on the growing vegetation.