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Choose satellites to monitor deforestation

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  • Jim Lynch

    (Jim Lynch is professor at the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.)

  • Mark Maslin

    (University College London, UK.)

  • Heiko Balzter

    (Heiko Balzter is director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research, University of Leicester, UK.)

  • Martin Sweeting

    (Martin Sweeting is director of the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.)

Abstract

Illegal logging threatens tropical forests and carbon stocks. Governments must work together to build an early warning system, say Jim Lynch and colleagues.

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  • Jim Lynch & Mark Maslin & Heiko Balzter & Martin Sweeting, 2013. "Choose satellites to monitor deforestation," Nature, Nature, vol. 496(7445), pages 293-294, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:496:y:2013:i:7445:d:10.1038_496293a
    DOI: 10.1038/496293a
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    1. Adam Bumpus & Thu-Ba Huynh & Sophie Pascoe, 2019. "Making REDD+ Transparent: Opportunities for MobileTechnology," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 19(4), pages 85-117, November.
    2. Tanner, Andrew M. & Johnston, Alison L., 2017. "The Impact of Rural Electric Access on Deforestation Rates," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 174-185.
    3. Mercio Cerbaro & Stephen Morse & Richard Murphy & Jim Lynch & Geoffrey Griffiths, 2020. "Information from Earth Observation for the Management of Sustainable Land Use and Land Cover in Brazil: An Analysis of User Needs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19, January.
    4. Sereyrotha Ken & Nophea Sasaki & Tomoe Entani & Hwan Ok Ma & Phalla Thuch & Takuji W. Tsusaka, 2020. "Assessment of the Local Perceptions on the Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Agents of Drivers, and Appropriate Activities in Cambodia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-26, November.
    5. Mercio Cerbaro & Stephen Morse & Richard Murphy & Jim Lynch & Geoffrey Griffiths, 2020. "Challenges in Using Earth Observation (EO) Data to Support Environmental Management in Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-17, December.
    6. Prashant Patil & Murali Krishna Gumma, 2018. "A Review of the Available Land Cover and Cropland Maps for South Asia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(7), pages 1-22, July.
    7. Edward Amara & Hari Adhikari & Janne Heiskanen & Mika Siljander & Martha Munyao & Patrick Omondi & Petri Pellikka, 2020. "Aboveground Biomass Distribution in a Multi-Use Savannah Landscape in Southeastern Kenya: Impact of Land Use and Fences," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-24, October.
    8. Karim Ennouri & Slim Smaoui & Mohamed Ali Triki, 2021. "Detection of Urban and Environmental Changes via Remote Sensing," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 1(4), pages 1423-1437, December.
    9. Asif, Muhammad & Searcy, Cory & Castka, Pavel, 2023. "ESG and Industry 5.0: The role of technologies in enhancing ESG disclosure," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 195(C).

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