Protected areas reduce deforestation and degradation and enhance woody growth across African woodlands
IM McNicol, A Keane, ND Burgess, SJ Bowers… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Protected areas are increasingly promoted for their capacity to sequester carbon, alongside
biodiversity benefits. However, we have limited understanding of whether they are effective …
biodiversity benefits. However, we have limited understanding of whether they are effective …
[HTML][HTML] Monitoring road development in Congo Basin forests with multi-sensor satellite imagery and deep learning
B Slagter, K Fesenmyer, M Hethcoat, E Belair… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road development has affected many remote tropical forests around the world and has
accelerated human-induced deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss. The …
accelerated human-induced deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss. The …
Towards the use of satellite-based tropical forest disturbance alerts to assess selective logging intensities
Illegal logging is an important driver of tropical forest loss. A wide range of organizations and
interested parties wish to track selective logging activities and verify logging intensities as …
interested parties wish to track selective logging activities and verify logging intensities as …
Sub-Monthly Assessment of Temperate Forest Clear-Cuts in Mainland France
S Mermoz, JD Prieto, M Planells… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Remote sensing satellites allow large-scale and fast detections of forest loss. Operational
forest loss detection systems have been mainly developed over tropical forests; however, it …
forest loss detection systems have been mainly developed over tropical forests; however, it …
[HTML][HTML] Repeat GEDI footprints measure the effects of tropical forest disturbances
More of the Amazon rainforest is disturbed each year than completely deforested, but the
impact of these disturbances on the carbon cycle remains poorly understood. Recent …
impact of these disturbances on the carbon cycle remains poorly understood. Recent …
[HTML][HTML] Monitoring selective logging intensities in central Africa with sentinel-1: A canopy disturbance experiment
Forest degradation is a major threat to tropical forests, and effective monitoring using
remotely sensed data is subject to significant challenges. In particular, consistent methods …
remotely sensed data is subject to significant challenges. In particular, consistent methods …
Sensitivity of Sentinel-1 Backscatter to Management-Related Disturbances in Temperate Forests
S van der Woude, J Reiche, F Sterck, GJ Nabuurs… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid and accurate detection of forest disturbances in temperate forests has become
increasingly crucial as policy demands and climate pressure on these forests rise. The cloud …
increasingly crucial as policy demands and climate pressure on these forests rise. The cloud …
Advanced Bayesian Method for Timely Small-Scale Forest Loss Detection in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado with Sentinel-1 Time-Series
M Bottani, L Ferro-Famil, J Doblas… - … Archives of the …, 2024 - isprs-archives.copernicus.org
The world's forests are undergoing significant changes due to loss and degradation,
emphasizing the need for Near Real-Time (NRT) monitoring to prevent further damage …
emphasizing the need for Near Real-Time (NRT) monitoring to prevent further damage …