Dynamics of land-use and land-cover change in tropical regions

EF Lambin, HJ Geist, E Lepers - Annual review of environment …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
We highlight the complexity of land-use/cover change and propose a framework for a more
general understanding of the issue, with emphasis on tropical regions. The review …

Illustrating the coupled human–environment system for vulnerability analysis: three case studies

BL Turner, PA Matson, JJ McCarthy, RW Corell… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - pnas.org
The vulnerability framework of the Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability
Program explicitly recognizes the coupled human–environment system and accounts for …

Deforestation rates in insular Southeast Asia between 2000 and 2010

J Miettinen, C Shi, SC Liew - Global change biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Insular Southeast Asia experienced the highest level of deforestation among all
humid tropical regions of the world during the 1990s. Owing to the exceptionally high …

Determination of deforestation rates of the world's humid tropical forests

F Achard, HD Eva, HJ Stibig, P Mayaux, J Gallego… - Science, 2002 - science.org
A recently completed research program (TREES) employing the global imaging capabilities
of Earth-observing satellites provides updated information on the status of the world's humid …

Global estimation of burned area using MODIS active fire observations

L Giglio, GR Van der Werf, JT Randerson… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - acp.copernicus.org
We present a method for estimating monthly burned area globally at 1° spatial resolution
using Terra MODIS data and ancillary vegetation cover information. Using regression trees …
R DeFries, F Achard, S Brown, M Herold… - Environmental science & …, 2007 - Elsevier
In response to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
process investigating the technical issues surrounding the ability to reduce greenhouse gas …