[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of global forest area: Results from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015

RJ Keenan, GA Reams, F Achard, JV de Freitas… - Forest ecology and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Global rarity of intact coastal regions

BA Williams, JEM Watson, HL Beyer… - Conservation …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Management of the land–sea interface is essential for global conservation and sustainability
objectives because coastal regions maintain natural processes that support biodiversity and …

Deforestation dynamics and drivers in different forest types in Latin America: Three decades of studies (1980–2010)

D Armenteras, JM Espelta, N Rodríguez… - Global Environmental …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Over the last decades there have been a considerable number of deforestation studies in
Latin America reporting lower rates compared with other regions; although these studies are …

Drivers of households' land-use decisions: A critical review of micro-level studies in tropical regions

E Hettig, J Lay, K Sipangule - Land, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
This paper reviews 91 recent empirical and theoretical studies that analyzed land-use
change at the farm-household level. The review builds on a conceptual framework of land …

[HTML][HTML] Energy justice, democracy and deforestation

AO Acheampong, EEO Opoku - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the debate on the determinants of deforestation, a menace that is
posing threat to sustainable development particularly in tropical develo** regions …

Oil palm boom and land-use dynamics in Indonesia: The role of policies and socioeconomic factors

M Gatto, M Wollni, M Qaim - Land use policy, 2015‏ - Elsevier
We investigate land-use dynamics in Jambi, Sumatra, one of the hotspots of Indonesia's
recent oil palm boom. Data from a structured village survey are used to analyze the role of …

Deforestation, forest degradation, and land use dynamics in the Northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon

S Lopez - Applied Geography, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Land cover transformations throughout the Amazon basin have significantly intensified in
recent decades due to increased human activity. Using a land change science approach …

[HTML][HTML] Scenarios of land use and land cover change for NW Amazonia: Impact on forest intactness

D Armenteras, U Murcia, TM González… - Global Ecology and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) are important drivers of environmental
changes in the tropics. Amazônia Legal has showed some declines in deforestation rates …

Land use changes to cash crop plantations: Crop types, multilevel determinants and policy implications

S Su, X Zhou, C Wan, Y Li, W Kong - Land Use Policy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Cash crop plantation has recently become an expanding global phenomenon.
Characterizing the dynamics of cash crop plantations and the corresponding determinants …

Using satellite data to monitor land-use land-cover change in North-eastern Latvia

SF Fonji, GN Taff - Springerplus, 2014‏ - Springer
Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC), especially those caused by human activities, is
one of the most important components of global environmental change (Jessen 3 rd edition …