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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species, a...
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Drivers Affecting Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): An Overview
The study had two main thrusts: 1. To assess the positive and negative drivers affecting forests in the GMS 2. To propose a regional action plan to tackle the negative drive...
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Land degradation in Laos: Materiality and discourses
Building on recent debates related to environment change an knowledge production, this paper examines the social construction and political outcomes of the current official disc...
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positiv...
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Forests and Forestry in the Greater Mekong Subregion to 2020
In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These cha...
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Rates and Drivers of Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and coasta...