Deforestation is considered one of the main environmental threats to the ecological balance
on the planet. At the same time, monitoring changes in forest cover is a major challenge …

Deforestation remains a major concern with regard to climate change and the maintenance
of biodiversity. Meanwhile, the development of new image processing techniques and the …

Deforestation is one of the major threats to natural ecosystems. This process has a
substantial contribution to climate change and biodiversity reduction. Therefore, the …

Deforestation causes diverse and profound consequences for the environment and species.
Direct or indirect effects can be related to climate change, biodiversity loss, soil erosion …

Deforestation is one of the major threats to natural ecosystems. This process has a
substantial contribution to climate change and biodiversity reduction. Therefore, the …

Cerrado is the second largest biome in Brazil, covering about 2 million km 2. This biome has
experienced land use and land cover changes at high rates due to agricultural expansion so …

Mapping deforestation is an essential step in the process of managing tropical rainforests. It
lets us understand and monitor both legal and illegal deforestation and its implications …

The availability of remote-sensing multisource data from optical-based satellite sensors has
created new opportunities and challenges for forest monitoring in the Amazon Biome. In …

Tropical deforestation frontiers continue to expand at alarming rates, but their fine-scale
temporal patterns (eg, start timing, patch forming speed, temporal clustering within a year) …

Detecting early deforestation is a fundamental process in reducing forest degradation and
carbon emissions. With this procedure, it is possible to monitor and control illegal activities …