Land use patterns and related carbon losses following deforestation in South America

Land use patterns and related carbon losses following deforestation in South America

Land use change in South America, mainly deforestation, is a large source of anthropogenic CO _2 emissions. Identifying and addressing the causes or drivers of anthropogenic forest change is considered crucial for global climate change mitigation. Few countries however, monitor deforestation drivers...

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Main Authors: V De Sy, M Herold, F Achard, R Beuchle, J G P W Clevers, E Lindquist, L Verchot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
deforestation
land use
proximate causes
remote sensing
forest carbon loss
REDD+
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124004

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124004

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