Russia owns one-fifth of the world's forest-covered area but has never been the leader of the
global forest sector nor in gross output or relative productivity. The issues of the Russian …

Accurately mapping land use/land cover changes (LULCC) and forest disturbances provides
valuable information for understanding the influence of anthropogenic activities on the …

In 2013, the protection status of the Nevado de Toluca Volcano was changed from National
Park to a less restrictive category. Much controversy has arisen surrounding this decision as …

The characterization of forest harvesting and subsequent vegetation recovery provides
valuable insights for effective forest management. Although Landsat time series data offers …

Mapping of deforestation, forest degradation, and recovery is essential to characterize
country-level forest change and formulate mitigation actions. Previous studies have mainly …

Forest disturbance and recovery detection is vital for assessing ecosystem resilience and
service to further establish the sustainable ecosystem development. Time series analyses of …

The most practical method for monitoring forest change over large areas is using remotely
sensed data. However, given that current techniques are somewhat weak for monitoring …

Deforestation is a global issue; however, each deforestation phenomenon occurs within its
own local context. Elucidating this context in detail is important to prevent deforestation and …

Retrospective analysis of forest dynamics is indispensable for formulating forest
management policies. However, such work is rarely performed at a regional scale in China …

Satellite-based remote sensing approaches provide a cost-efficient means to collect
information on the world's forests and to repeatedly survey large, or inaccessible, forest …