Forest gain in the tropics can cool the land surface by altering the energy budget through
biophysical processes. Many countries have adopted forestation as part of their strategies …

With the aim at developing a landscape dynamics framework for environmental planning
and management and testing the effectiveness of protected areas in achieving the 2030 …

Research Highlights: This study developed the first remote sensing-based forest cover map
of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in a very high level of detail. Background and Objectives …

Forest disturbances are generally estimated using globally available forest change maps or
locally calibrated disturbance maps. The choice of disturbance map depends on the trade …

Accurate forest assessment is essential to detect and tackle deforestation, especially in
emerging economies. In Colombia, three different geo-spatial data sources are available for …

Land-use/cover change (LUCC) has severely disturbed the terrestrial carbon balance in
subtropical East Asia and Southeast Asia (SEASA). High-precision, long-term historical land …

Abstract Changes in land use can have profound impact on the Earth's. Unsustainable land
use, induced by urban sprawl, along with agricultural and environmental policies, not only …

Community forestry is a regime of forest management that engages local communities to
conserve forests and improve their livelihoods. As the number of community-conserved …

In the current accelerated process of global warming, forest conservation is becoming more
difficult to address in developing countries, where woodlands are often fueling the illegal …

Attribution of forest disturbance types using satellite remote sensing is practicable and
several methods have been developed to automate the procedure. However, limited by …