The area of land covered by forest and trees is an important indicator of environmental
condition. This study presents and analyses results from the Global Forest Resources …

Available evidence indicates that human societies are having an unprecedented and
dangerous impact upon the global environment (eg Brown 1978; Ophuls 1977; SCEP 1970; …

Humanity in the twenty-first century is facing what might be described as its ultimate
environmental catastrophe: the destruction of the climate that has nurtured human …

Deforestation is a significant environmental problem, contributing to biodiversity loss, land
degradation, soil erosion, and climate change. During the past half-century, the continent of …

The Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, is one of the oldest
global environmental intergovernmental agreements. It was established in 1971 in the City …

Using newly-released and globally available high-resolution remote sensing data on forest
loss, we update the assessment of the cross-country determinants of deforestation in …

Case studies of net losses of tropical forest cover (n= 152) were analyzed to determine
whether the proximate causes and underlying driving forces of tropical deforestation fall into …

Land-use change models are important tools for integrated environmental management.
Through scenario analysis they can help to identify near-future critical locations in the face of …

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and
development and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it …

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