Impact of Iran’s Forest Nationalization Law on Forest Cover Changes over Six Decades: A Case Study of a Zagros Sparse Coppice Oak Forest

Impact of Iran’s Forest Nationalization Law on Forest Cover Changes over Six Decades: A Case Study of a Zagros Sparse Coppice Oak Forest

Forest nationalization policies in developing countries have often led to a reduction in local forest ownership rights and short- or long-term exploitative behaviors of stakeholders. The purpose of this research is to quantify the effect of Iran’s Forest Nationalization Law (FNL) in a part of Zagros...

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Main Authors: Hadi Beygi Heidarlou, Abbas Banj Shafiei, Vahid Nasiri, Mihai Daniel Niţă, Stelian Alexandru Borz, David Lopez-Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
change detection
conservation policies
declassified satellite photography
Google Earth Engine
historical aerial photos
machine learning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/2/871

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