Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks,
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …

Humans rely on healthy forests to supply energy, building materials, and food and to provide
services such as storing carbon, hosting biodiversity, and regulating climate. Defining forest …

Keeping in view the catastrophic effects of environmental degradation, G7 countries agree to
implement the policy recommendations of the famous Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) in …

The carbon balance of tropical ecosystems remains uncertain, with top-down atmospheric
studies suggesting an overall sink and bottom-up ecological approaches indicating a …

Tropical forests are being deforested worldwide, and the remaining fragments are suffering
from biomass and biodiversity erosion. Quantifying this erosion is challenging because …

Forest vegetation classification and structure measurements are fundamental steps for
planning, monitoring, and evaluating large-scale forest changes including restoration …

Terrestrial carbon stock mapping is important for the successful implementation of climate
change mitigation policies. Its accuracy depends on the availability of reliable allometric …

Maintaining the abundance of carbon stored aboveground in Amazon forests is central to
any comprehensive climate stabilization strategy. Growing evidence points to indigenous …

Aim To provide high‐resolution local, regional, national and global estimates of annual
mangrove forest area from 2000 through to 2012 with the goal of driving mangrove research …

Forest canopy height is an important indicator of forest carbon storage, productivity, and
biodiversity. The present study showed the first attempt to develop a machine-learning …