Measuring Forest Biodiversity Status and Changes Globally

Measuring Forest Biodiversity Status and Changes Globally

The world's forests are crucially important for both biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation. New forest status and forest change spatial layers using remotely sensed data have revolutionised forest monitoring globally, and provide fine-scale deforestation alerts that can be actioned i...

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Main Authors: Samantha L. L. Hill, Andy Arnell, Calum Maney, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Carolyn Ciciarelli, Crystal Davis, Eric Dinerstein, Andy Purvis, Neil D. Burgess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
forest cover
remote sensing
biodiversity
Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII)
IUCN Red List
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00070/full

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