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View article: How much Araucaria Mixed Forest remains? Novel perspectives on conservation status based on satellite imagery and policy review
How much Araucaria Mixed Forest remains? Novel perspectives on conservation status based on satellite imagery and policy review Open
The Araucaria Mixed Forest (AMF) is a highly endangered component of the Atlantic Forest, but detailed information about its conservation status across its entire historical range is lacking. In particular, there is a lack of updated infor…
View article: Spatial variations in vegetation fires and emissions in South and Southeast Asia during COVID-19 and pre-pandemic
Spatial variations in vegetation fires and emissions in South and Southeast Asia during COVID-19 and pre-pandemic Open
Vegetation fires are common in South/Southeast Asian (SA/SEA) countries. However, few studies focused on vegetation fires and the changes during COVID compared to pre‑pandemic. This study fills an information gap and reports total fire inc…
View article: Conservation Status of Forest Types Vary Greatly in Myanmar - the Most Forested Country in the Indo-burma Biodiversity Hotspot
Conservation Status of Forest Types Vary Greatly in Myanmar - the Most Forested Country in the Indo-burma Biodiversity Hotspot Open
Diverse forests with distinct forest types, harbor exceptional biodiversity and provide many ecosystem goods and services, making some forest types more economically valuable and prone to exploitation than others. The high rates of defores…
View article: Detectability of the Critically Endangered Araucaria angustifolia Tree Using Worldview-2 Images, Google Earth Engine and UAV-LiDAR
Detectability of the Critically Endangered Araucaria angustifolia Tree Using Worldview-2 Images, Google Earth Engine and UAV-LiDAR Open
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is a global biodiversity hotspot and has been extensively mapped using satellite remote sensing. However, past mapping focused on overall forest cover without consideration of keystone plant resources such as …
View article: Resilience of social-ecological systems: drastic seasonal change is associated with economic but not social flexibility among fishers in the Brazilian Pantanal
Resilience of social-ecological systems: drastic seasonal change is associated with economic but not social flexibility among fishers in the Brazilian Pantanal Open
In attempting to predict the impact of major ecological or climatic change on livelihoods, insights can be gained by looking at communities who experience extreme seasonal or annual variation. Here, we compare the ecology, economy, and soc…
View article: GEE script - Araucaria mixed forest classification
GEE script - Araucaria mixed forest classification Open
Script of Araucaria mixed forest classification in GEE.
View article: GEE script - Araucaria mixed forest is more critically endangered than previously reported
GEE script - Araucaria mixed forest is more critically endangered than previously reported Open
Script of Araucaria mixed forest classification in GEE.
View article: A Multi Sensor Approach to Forest Type Mapping for Advancing Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Myanmar
A Multi Sensor Approach to Forest Type Mapping for Advancing Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Myanmar Open
Monitoring forests is important for measuring overall success of the 2030 Agenda because forests play an essential role in meeting many Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially SDG 15. Our study evaluates the contribution of three s…
View article: Contemporary Forest Cover Dynamics in Myanmar
Contemporary Forest Cover Dynamics in Myanmar Open
Understanding forest cover dynamics is important for a nation’s environmental, social and political commitments. In the past decade, Myanmar had the highest deforestation rate, in mainland South East Asia (Hansen et al., 2013). Further, in…