The remote sensing science and application communities have developed increasingly
reliable, consistent, and robust approaches for capturing land dynamics to meet a range of …

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 maps of forest loss depict the scale and magnitude of forest disturbance, yet
companies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations need to distinguish …

Land change is a cause and consequence of global environmental change,. Changes in
land use and land cover considerably alter the Earth's energy balance and biogeochemical …

Obtaining accurate and widespread measurements of the vertical structure of the Earth's
forests has been a long-sought goal for the ecological community. Such observations are …

Quantification of global forest change has been lacking despite the recognized importance
of forest ecosystem services. In this study, Earth observation satellite data were used to map …

This chapter addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere …

Forests provide a series of ecosystem services that are crucial to our society. In the
European Union (EU), forests account for approximately 38% of the total land surface. These …

New burned area datasets and top-down constraints from atmospheric concentration
measurements of pyrogenic gases have decreased the large uncertainty in fire emissions …

The death toll and economic loss resulting from the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic are stark reminders that we are vulnerable to …