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Securing tropical forest carbon: the contribution of protected areas to REDD [PDF]

, 2010
Forest loss and degradation in the tropics contribute 6-17% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Protected areas cover 217.2 million ha (19.6%) of the world's humid tropical forests and contain c.
Alison Campbell, Barney Dickson, Campbell, Coad, Hansen, Holly K. Gibbs, Igor Lysenko, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, Lera Miles, Matthew C. Hansen, Neil D. Burgess, Nelson, Ruesch, Valerie Kapos   +13 more
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Lessons Learned While Implementing a Time-Series Approach to Forest Canopy Disturbance Detection in Nepal

Remote Sensing, 2021
While deforestation has traditionally been the focus for forest canopy disturbance detection, forest degradation must not be overlooked. Both deforestation and forest degradation influence carbon loss and greenhouse gas emissions and thus must be ...
Raja Ram Aryal, Crystal Wespestad, Robert Kennedy, John Dilger, Karen Dyson, Eric Bullock, Nishanta Khanal, Marija Kono, Ate Poortinga, David Saah, Karis Tenneson   +10 more
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Remote sensing of forest degradation: a review

Environmental Research Letters, 2020
Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks, functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon emissions, but there is uncertainty about the relative size of these ...
Yan Gao, Margaret Skutsch, Jaime Paneque-Gálvez, Adrian Ghilardi   +3 more
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Diversity characteristics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in the soil along successional altitudes of Helan Mountain, arid, and semi-arid regions of China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) perform a vital role in terrestrial ecosystems.MethodsTo investigate the diversity of AMF communities on the western slope of Helan Mountain at different altitudes and their influence factors, high ...
Peixuan Yan, Hui Hou, Hui Hou, Yingze Lv, Haiying Zhang, Haiying Zhang, Jia Li, Leilei Shao, Leilei Shao, Qinmi Xie, Qinmi Xie, Yongliang Liang, Jingyao Li, Xilu Ni, Xilu Ni, Xilu Ni   +15 more
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Forest degradation impacts firewood consumption patterns: A case study in the buffer zone of Inlay Lake Biosphere Reserve, Myanmar

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Firewood is a major energy source, especially in developing countries. Because firewood is often collected from forest, forest quality may affect firewood consumption patterns.
Khin Thu Wint Kyaw, Tetsuji Ota, Nobuya Mizoue   +2 more
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Modeling forest extent change and its influencing factors, using logistic regression model in GIS environment, (case study: Vaz and Lavij basins) [PDF]

تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2013
Forests degradation and their convert to pasture, agriculture and urban or rural land use, occurs annually at high extent, in which make high damages to natural resources.
Mohammad Mahdi Hosseinzadeh, Khebat Derafshi, Babak Mirbagheri   +2 more
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Changes in Bacterial Communities and Functions Associated with Litter Degradation During Forest Succession Caused by Forest Disease

Phytobiomes Journal, 2023
Forest succession affects aboveground vegetation and belowground microbial community composition, in which litter degradation plays an important role in nutrient cycling.
Kang Liu, Wen-jing Meng, Zhao-lei Qu, Yue-mei Zhang, Bing Liu, Yang Ma, Lin Chang, Hui Sun   +7 more
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Marked decline in forest-dependent small mammals following habitat loss and fragmentation in an Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]

, 2020
Agricultural frontier expansion into the Amazon over the last four decades has created million hectares of fragmented forests. While many species undergo local extinctions within remaining forest patches, this may be compensated by native species from ...
Palmeirim, Ana Filipa, Peres, Carlos A., Santos-Filho, Manoel   +2 more
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Perceived and measured forest degradation across Western Africa: Insights for sustainable forest management

Trees, Forests and People
Tropical forests face fragmentation, degradation, and conversion, leading to biodiversity loss, reduced carbon storage, and diminished ecosystem services.
Samuel Hepner, Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Frank Mintah, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Brice Sinsin, Markus Fischer, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza   +6 more
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Study of social perceptions to reconcile international concerns and local needs: A Mosaic of worlds and forests [PDF]

, 2008
International policies award a central role to participation by local populations in sustainable development issues. The development operators representing global undertakings must ensure true participation by the stakeholders working at the local scale.
Montagne, Pierre, Rives, Fanny, Sibelet, Nicole   +2 more
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